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Status Future consideration
Workspace App Connect
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 7, 2022

Providing option in TCP/IP Client output node to have wait time in milliseconds

We have done integration with external system with IIB as client through TCPIP Client output. In the basis property we are using values as 1sec. There is no option to keep a lesser value. As per business requirement we need to put a wait time of 50milliseconds

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
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    Oct 13, 2022

    Dear Team,

    Is there any work around for this problem. Kindly comment.


  • Guest
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    Oct 6, 2022

    Dear Team,


    Kindly share your feedback/update so that we can update client accordingly.

  • Guest
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    Oct 4, 2022

    As per your suggestion we have tried handling by passing LocalEnvironment. But we could not mention decimal values as it LocalEnvironment accepts only integers. With Integer our purpose will not solve as we cannot go less than 1 sec. If we give timeout as 0 sec in TCPIPClientReceive node then it is waiting till timeout value of partner application. Kindly let us know how to pass value less than 1 sec using LocalEnvironment.

  • Admin
    Ben Thompson
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    Sep 12, 2022

    Idea / RFE Review. Thank you for taking the time to raise this suggestion. We see the value in being able to reduce timeout values to under a second, but when dealing with very small single digit millisecond values we would be concerned that honouring such small values would most likely need to be documented as supported on a best-efforts basis. The idea as expressed (and the case which was raised) refer to the TCPIPClient Output node, and yet also suggest a need for a "wait time" ... so it would be good to have clarification of how you expect the wider use case to work ... Typically users might use a message flow with a TCPIPClientOutput node (which does not have a timeout terminal) which sends data to a partner application but then wire the node in the flow to a TCPIPClientReceive node (which does have a timeout terminal) which would be responsible for receiving the response back from the partner application. Is this the design pattern being considered? If so, is the setting required for the TCPIPClientReceive node? Would it be sufficient to control the property via LocalEnvironment rather than via the properties of the node (this could provide us more flexibility for back compatability as it would avoid confusing users over the units of the property on the node)? Is the expectation that at some point after the timeout is reached, flow control would then pass down the Timeout terminal of the TCPIPClientReceive ?


    Status of the idea is updated to FutureConsideration (please note that this is a statement of intent but does not imply a guaranteed timeline for implementation).