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External settings for Workflow page

This table describes configuration selections on the External settings for Workflow page.

Section	Selection	Description
	Enable prerequisite service	Allows workflow designers to use the following capabilities in their workflows: Connector actions, Document Generation, and External Start. When this selection is enabled, other selections become available on this page.
Connector	Update connector actions	Forces an update of service definitions for all connector actions. See also Actions toolbox, Connector actions.
	Retrieve pending connector tracking requests	Updates Nintex external connection request tracking if a pending service request has become orphaned after a database migration.
Document Generation	Document Generation capability	Allows workflow designers to generate documents from tagged templates with the Document Generation action. The action must be enabled on the actions settings page. See also Manage workflow actions (farm level).
	Retrieve Document Generation requests	Manually retrieves Document Generation requests from the Document Generation engine queue after a service interruption. See also Generate documents.
External Start	External Start capability	Allows workflow designers to create endpoint URLs for use in initiating workflows from external services. Note: Requires Enterprise Edition. For more information, see Manage External Start settings.

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