MQSeries.net :: View topic - Performance Problems using ActiveX controls

jji · Posted: Wed May 01, 2002 7:10 am Post subject:

Hello,

I'm new to this forum and would like to know if anyone has noticed any performance problems using the ActiveX controls.

Let me give a little background on what we are trying to do. Our workflow is modeled so that each program activity is within a block. The staffing on the program activity is done by role and gives work to two system users whose work items can be viewed by all end users. When an end user wants to do a particular piece of work they transfer the work from one of the system users lists and check out the work item. When the users is finished with the work they set the _RC to a given value which is then mapped to a field which is then used by the block for its exit condition. One of two things can happen at this point. If the work is completed by the user the output condition of the block is met and instance continues on its way. If the work is not completed the work item is checked in and the block exit condition is not met. The staffing is resolved back to the system users so that other end users may then check out and do the work.

For some of our processes it is possible for an end user to transfer/checkout upwards of 100 work items at a time and either complete the work or not, depending on information they have at the time. What I am seeing is that that checking in these work items seems to be taking quite a while. In some cases I've noticed just checking in 50 work items (unfinished so the block exit condition is not met) can take upwards of 30 minutes.

Has anyone experienced similar performance and/or have any suggestions on improving it?

Thanks,

-Jeff Ihrig
Highmark, Inc.