ActionTimeout Element for EventRule (ADF)

Specifies an interval during which the Transact-SQL statements specified in the subscription event Action element must complete successfully.

Syntax

<SubscriptionClasses>
    <SubscriptionClass>
        ...
        <EventRules>
            <EventRule>
                ...
                <ActionTimeout>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type	duration.
Default value	30 minutes (PT30M).
Occurrence	Optional once per EventRule element.
Updates	Can be added, deleted, and modified when updating the application.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	EventRule Element (ADF)
Child elements	None.

Remarks

If an action does not complete in the time specified by ActionTimeout, the action is canceled and an error is recorded in the event log.

The format of the XML duration data type is PnYnMnDTnHnMnS. For more information about XML data types, see Primitive XML Data Types in the Microsoft MSDN Library.

Example

This example shows an ActionTimeout element with a value of thirty seconds.

<ActionTimeout>PT30S</ActionTimeout>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Other Resources

Defining Event Rules
Updating Instances and Applications

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance