When runtime or design-time timeout values are not specified in a Composite Application Framework web service connector or in the web service client, the global default value is 1 minute or 60000 milliseconds.

You can update the global runtime timeout to use a different value. You might want to use the global runtime environment variable when different applications require different timeout intervals.

For example, when one application calls the local Integration Server services, you can use a short timeout value. If a different application calls remote web services from the third-party provider over the Internet, you might want to define a longer timeouts. When web applications require a longer timeout interval, define the socket timeout property. For more information, see Specifying a Web Service Connector Socket Timeout.

You must have system administrator privileges on the My webMethods Server instance to change the global timeout variable.