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Setting Up Load Splitter Configuration

Load splitter configuration provides Assignment Manager the ability to balance job load when processing object rows. The Assignment Administrator (AA) specifies a list of servers, the number of tasks each of those servers can run, and the priority for each server for a given configuration.

Use the following procedure to set up load splitter configuration for your needs.

NOTE:  Make sure the Assignment Manager server component is enabled on all the specified servers. For more information about checking the status of this component, see Checking the State of the Assignment Manager and Server Request Broker Components.

To set up load splitter configuration

1. From the application-level menu, navigate to the Assignment - Administration screen > Load Splitter Configuration view.
2. In the Load Splitter Configuration list, click New to add a new record.

   NOTE:  Notice the Configuration ID field automatically populates.

3. In the new record, enter values for the relevant information.
   1. In the Name field, type the name of the configuration.
   2. In the Threshold field, click the calculator button to enter a number.
   3. In the Minimum Batch Size field, click the calculator button to enter a positive number.

      Field	Description
      Threshold	Identifies the maximum number after which the splitting will occur
      Minimum Batch Size	This field determines the minimum number of rows processed within a single task.

4. In the Server Configuration list, click New to add a new record.
   1. In the Priority field, click the calculator button to enter a number.
   2. In the Server Name field, enter the name of the Siebel Server.
   3. In the Number of Tasks field, click the calculator button to enter a positive number.

      Field	Description
      Priority	Determines which server should be picked up first for processing over others. The priority is determined in ascending order, that is, 1 is a higher priority than 2. For example, if you have dedicated Assignment Manager servers that require a higher priority than another server running EIM. In this case, you would set a higher priority for the Assignment Manager servers than the EIM server. NOTE:  It is recommended that you set your first priority number fairly high, such as 100 and provide sufficient gaps between priority numbers. This is helpful when new servers are added for processing load splitting tasks. It keeps you from having to reset your entire priority arrangement. For example, if you start with two servers, you could set one priority at 100, and the other at 200. Then, when you need to add an additional third server, you can set that priority to 150.
      Number of Tasks	Determines the number of tasks that can be executed on that particular server.

Figure 36 shows a sample Align configuration that uses two servers—Server A and Server B—to process multiple tasks. In this configuration, Server A has a higher priority than Server B.

Figure 36. Example of Load Splitter Configuration