Managing user settings in watsonx.data: Session timeout, Query timeout, and Login message settings

This topic outlines the steps to configure a Session timeout, set a Query timeout, and define a Login message in watsonx.data.

Session timeout: Ends a user session automatically after a specified period of inactivity.

Query Timeout: Terminates all queries in a user session once they exceed the maximum execution time set by the user. If a client timeout is also configured, the system stops query execution when a network disruption or server-side change occurs.

Login message: You can set a login message.

Procedure

To manage user settings, complete the following steps:

Log in to watsonx.data console.
From the navigation menu, select Configurations and click User settings tile. Or click Profile and click Preference Settings.
To set Session timeout, complete the following steps:
1. Click Edit.
2. Set the desired timeout duration for idle session timout and click Save.
  
  The default idle session timeout is set to 15 minutes. You can configure the timeout duration, with a minimum of 2 minutes and a maximum of 120 minutes.
To set Query timeout, complete the following steps:
1. Enter Maximum query execution time and Query client timeout. If you have not configured the Maximum Query Execution Time and Query Client Timeout, the system sets the following default backend values:
- Maximum query execution time = 1 hour
- Query Client Timeout = 15 minutes
  
  This feature works only with Presto (Java) and Presto (C++) engines that are currently running. When you enable it, the system restarts both engines. The Lite Presto does not support this feature.
To set a Login message, complete the following steps:
1. Click Edit.
2. Click the toggle switch to enable the login message.
3. Enter the title and the message.
4. Click Save.