Auto restart on work units

Enabling Auto Restart ensures that failed work units in a process flow automatically restart upon failure. By default, a work unit will retry up to three times with a 60-second interval between attempts. You can specify the restart count and pause interval. The restart begins either from the Start node or the last available checkpoint.

Note: This feature is not enabled by default. You must ensure that the flow can restart either from the beginning or the last checkpoint.

In IPD desktop, to enable Auto Restart, open a flow, then in Properties, select Enabled from the drop-down field for Auto Restart. Once the flow is uploaded, the flow can now be restartable.

In the web UI, on the Auto Restart tab, under the Admin Override section, an administrator can enable or disable the auto restart of a process. By default, this option is enabled. Even if Auto Restart is enabled for a flow, the administrator can choose to disable it.

Optionally, the Keep Work Unit Active setting is cleared or disabled by default. When a work unit fails, it drops the thread and waits for the specified pause time before restarting. If this option is selected, the work unit remains in processing status even after failure.

In the Restart Settings section, specify the restart count and pause time in seconds.

Note: Admin Override and Restart Settings can be accessed only in the web UI.