Setting Publish Job Priority
Use the prioritized Publisher Queues to help you define some simple rules for the order of jobs. You can set the target prioritized Publisher Queue for a WVS Job related queue entry based on the WVS job’s type and source. For a list of WVS job types and sources see PUBLISHER SETTINGS in the wvs.properties.xconf file.
Configuring the target prioritized Publisher Queue, consists of the following main tasks:
1. Decide the relative priorities (High, Medium or Low) of the WVS Job type and source combinations.
2. Assign the chosen priorities by setting a job’s respective type and source in the wvs.properties file.
For example, to configure CAD Documents (Type 1) published from a manual check-in (Source 1) at a high priority, set the following xconfmanager command:
xconfmanager -t codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties -s
"publish.publisherqueue.priorities.1.1=H"
For more information on setting job priority, refer to Tech Support knowledge base article
CS28472.
3. Propagate the changes by executing the command xconfmanager -p.
4. Restart the Windchill Method Servers.
Using a Custom Filter Method
If the job source and type does not provide the required level of control when setting the priority, use a custom filter method. You can explicitly set the WVS Job priority and Publisher Queue Set using a custom method to implement you own business rules.
The custom filter method is configured using the publish.publishqueue.priorities.filtermethod property in the wvs.properties file and is invoked when a Publisher Job is submitted. The filter method returns the priority and Publisher Queue Set to use for the publish job. If defined, the custom method is always used instead of the publish.publishqueue.priorities.<type>.<source> properties.
For more information on the filter method, see the Filter Method section in
Using Dedicated Publish Queues.
In addition to defining the rules for the order of jobs, you can also increase publishing throughput by configuring publisher queue and worker availability.
Continue to the next section for information on how to configure publisher queue and worker availability.