We encountered several scenario’s where workflows did not start correctly or the workflow did not continue after a pause action. 1 error we have seen is as follows:
AutoStart Workflow: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException —> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8102008A): <nativehr>0x8102008a</nativehr><nativestack></nativestack>
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.AddWorkflowToListItem(String bstrUrl, String bstrListName, Int32 lItemID, Int32 lItemLevel, Int32 lItemVersion, Guid workflowPackageId, Guid& pWorkflowInstanceId, Guid workflowTaskListId, String bstrStatusFieldInternalName, Int32 lAuthorId)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.AddWorkflowToListItem(String bstrUrl, String bstrListName, Int32 lItemID, Int32 lItemLevel, Int32 lItemVersion, Guid workflowPackageId, Guid& pWorkflowInstanceId, Guid workflowTaskListId, String bstrStatusFieldInternalName, Int32 lAuthorId) –
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWinOeEngine.CreateWorkflow(Object context, SPWorkflowAssociation association, SPWorkflowEvent startEvent, Boolean bCreateOnly)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflowManager.StartWorkflowElev(Object context, SPWorkflowAssociation association, DateTime elevationTimeUtc, SPWorkflowEvent startEvent, SPWorkflowRunOptions runOptions)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPWorkflowAutostartEventReceiver.<>c__DisplayClass1.<AutoStartWorkflow>b__0(SPSite superUserSite, SPWeb superUserWeb)
I have collected a few settings that can be changed to increase performance or the reliability of Workflows in SharePoint.
1. Increase Throttle Size
2. Increase Batch Size
3. Time-Out
4. Workflow Timer interval
5. Event Delivery Throttle
6. Central Administration Time-Out
1. Increase Throttle Size
The workflow throttle setting controls how many workflows can be processed at any one time on the entire server farm
Use the following command to get the default value
stsadm -o getproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-throttle
You can change this value with the following command
stsadm -o setproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-throttle -pv “25”
2. Increase Batch Size
Batch size property controls how many work items waiting to be processed by the timer service will be executed in each run
Run the following command for the default value
stsadm -o getproperty -pn workitem-eventdelivery-batchsize
Run the following command to change this value
stsadm -o setproperty -pn workitem-eventdelivery-batchsize -pv “200”
Next start Central Administration and navigate to “Manage services on server”
Click on “Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Workflow Timer Service”
Also change this setting to for example 200
3. Time-Out
Timeout specifies the maximum time which can be taken to complete the workflow timer job in minutes.
Run the following command for the default value
stsadm -o getproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-timeout
Run the following command to change this value
stsadm -o setproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-timeout -pv “10”
4. Workflow Timer interval
Workflow timer Interval shows how often SPtimer job should run to process workflow items.
Use the following command to get the default value
stsadm -o getproperty -propertyname “job-workflow” -url https://portal.sharepointfire.com
You can change this value with the following command
stsadm -o setproperty -propertyname “job-workflow” -propertyvalue “every 2 minutes between 0 and 59” -url https://portal.sharepointfire.com
5. Event Delivery Throttle
The WorkflowEventDeliveryThrottle parameter is used to throttle the workflow events
Run the following command for the default value
stsadm -o getproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-throttle -url https://portal.sharepointfire.com
Run the following command to change this value
stsadm -o setproperty -pn workflow-eventdelivery-throttle -url https://portal.sharepointfire.com -pv “30”
6. Central Administration Time-Out
This is the same procedure as described in https://www.sharepointfire.com/2013/03/cannot-display-the-webpage-while-creating-a-web-application-in-sharepoint/
