Security Compliance

Configure the display duration of successful and failed jobs in the ARM job overview.

This article describes how to configure the display duration of successful and failed jobs differently from the default.

First published date

3/20/2020 1:38 AM

Last published date

7/24/2026 10:00 AM

Overview

By default, ARM keeps successfully executed jobs displayed in the job summary for 14 days and failed jobs for 28 days.

Product section

Access Rights Manager

Resolution

To change these time periods please add the following to pnServer.config.xml at %ProgramData%\protected-networks.com\8MAN\cfg:

Change the time period for successful jobs 
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<jobs.history.success type="System.Int32">14</jobs.history.success>

Change the time period for failed jobs 
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-- Scripts are provided AS IS without warranty of any kind. SolarWinds further
-- disclaims all warranties including, without limitation, any implied warranties
-- of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. The risk arising
-- out of the use or performance of the scripts and documentation stays with you.
-- In no event shall SolarWinds or anyone else involved in the creation,
-- production, or delivery of the scripts be liable for any damages whatsoever
-- (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business
-- interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising
-- out of the use of or inability to use the scripts or documentation.

<jobs.history.failed type="System.Int32">28</jobs.history.failed>
Change the values to the desired value.

If you have set a lower value, the existing excessive job entries will be removed during the next automatic database maintenance.

Please make sure the pnServer.config.xml still ends with the </config> tag.

Restart the ARM service to apply the changes.