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Data Retention

The Data Retention section contains settings that determine how long some data is kept by adTempus.

Retaining large amounts of history can affect database size and performance. See Database Size and Performance.

Default History Retention

The Default History Retention option determines how long adTempus retains the history for jobs when the job's history retention option is set to "Use global default setting." History information is removed from adTempus once it is older than the retention period.

By default adTempus is configured to keep information on the most recent 30 executions of each job. If you change this option to retain history for a certain number of days, be sure to consider the effect on jobs that run frequently, and adjust the settings for those jobs to use a shorter retention period as appropriate.

For example, suppose you change the default retention to 60 days, and you have some jobs that run every 5 minutes. These jobs will generate 17,280 instances in a 60-day period. Having a such a large amount of history for many jobs can create performance and database size issues for adTempus depending on your database configuration.

Retain server messages (such as unacknowledged alerts) for __ days

Most messages in the adTempus message log are related to a particular job; these messages are purged from the database according to the history retention settings for the job.

Some messages are not related to any job; these are purged after the number of days you specify here.

Alerts that have not been acknowledged are not deleted even if they are older than the age limit.

Do not delete failed instances that have not been acknowledged

When this option is checked, adTempus will never remove failed job instances that have not been acknowledged, even if the retention period has expired for them. If it is not checked, such instances will be removed according to the retention rules.

Database Operation Task

Default timeout for Database Operation Task Commands

This value determines how long database operations executed by the Database Operation Task are allowed to execute. The default value is 20 minutes; increase this value for operations that require more time. The timeout applies only to select and update operations; database job execution is not subject to a time limit. Each task can be configured with its own timeout instead of the default on the General page of the Database Operation Task window.

Text Formatting

These options determine the text formatting options available for fields that store object descriptions, documentation, and notes (all multi-line, free-form text fields, such as the Description field in the Job Properties).

Enable markdown preview

When this option is checked, text fields support formatting using Markdown, with the ability to preview the formatted text. When this option is not checked adTempus does not prevent users from using Markdown formatting, but the formatting toolbar and preview option will not be displayed.

Use rich text (RTF)5.0Server version 5.0 or later
Console version 5.0 or later

When this option is checked, text fields support formatting using Rich Text Format (RTF). RTF provides more extensive formatting options than Markdown, but is harder to work and display with if you are using information from the description fields in custom reports, client applications, etc.

Four settings are available

  • Not allowed. Rich text is not allowed, and only plain text or Markdown can be used.
  • Allowed (default to plain text). Rich text is allowed, but the fields use plain text by default. The user can switch to rich text by checking the Use rich text checkbox below the text field.
  • Preferred (default to rich text). Rich text is allowed and the fields use rich text by default. The user can switch to plain text by unchecking the Use rich text checkbox below the text field. 
  • Required (always use rich text). The fields always use the rich text editor and the user cannot switch to plain text.

Logon Sessions

Enable Managed Service Accounts

Version Compatibility: Server version 4.6 or later Console version 5.1 or later.

This option determines whether Credential Profiles can be created for group Managed Service Accounts. See the Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSAs) topic for more information.

Create interactive logon session when needed

When this option is checked, adTempus will attempt to create an interactive logon session for a user when required for a job. See the Logon Sessions topic for more information.