Directory sync: Improve synchronization duration

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As of WorkflowGen version 5.5.2, a new web.config parameter allows you to reduce dramatically the directory synchronization duration in some cases.

A new option has been added to synchronize group members that are associated in a participant only. In many cases, only a few directory groups are associated to WorkflowGen participants, so it’s not necessary to synchronize the members of unused groups. This option is useful to reduce synchronization run time by skipping a group’s member synchronization when the group is not used in a participant.

Usage

There are two ways to activate this option:

  • On the Directory Synchronization tab in the Configuration Panel, enable Synchronize only group members that are associated with a participant.

  • In the web.config file, set <add key="DirectorySynchronizationSyncGroupMembersUsedInParticipantOnly" value="Y" />

Side effect

If you add a group to a workflow participant, you might have to launch a directory synchronization to refresh the group members without waiting the next scheduled synchronization.