Security page

The following settings on the Security page apply to all sites in the farm.

Section Selection Description
Allow the Execute SQL action to impersonate the application pool identity

Allow Execute SQL action to use the application pool identity

Allows the workflow action Execute SQL to connect to the database as the application pool identity.

Conditional workflow settings

Allow System Account to trigger conditional workflows

Allows the SharePoint System Account to trigger workflows that have conditional start configurations.
Allow workflow schedules to impersonate the system account

Allow workflow schedules to impersonate the system account

Allows workflow schedules to execute using a system account identity.

Allow entry of user credentials

Allow entry of user credentials in

Allows entry of manually defined credentials in the indicated areas.

  • Constants page only: Allows entry of manually defined credentials in the Manage workflow constants page but not during configuration of workflow actions.
  • Constants page and action dialog: Allows entry of manually defined credentials both in the Manage workflow constants page and in the action configuration dialog box.
  • Neither: Does not allow entry of manually defined credentials in either the Manage workflow constants page or the action configuration dialog box.
Allow 'Run now' on actions that interact with external data Allow 'Run now' on actions that interact with external data Determines whether the "Run Now" feature should be made available in actions that interact with data or systems outside of the workflow.
Allow 'Run now' on actions that interact with external data

Allow on sites that use workflow change approval

Allows "Run now" on sites that use workflow change approval. Default setting: Disabled.

Workflow schedule permissions Require designer permissions to work with workflow schedules: If set to Yes, the user must have Web Designer permissions to modify or create a workflow schedule.
Workflow statistics permissions Who can see workflow statistics: Determines who can view the workflow statistics. You can specify No one, Site readers, and Site administrators.
Enforce safe looping Enforce safe looping: Adds a hidden delay to every loop action in a workflow. This can prevent misdesigned workflows from repeating endlessly because a value has not been committed to SharePoint or from using up too many system resources.
Enable maximum loop threshold Enable maximum loop threshold: Prevents unintended looping that can cause excessive load on the workflow timer job and thus impact workflow performance. When enabled, this option stops workflow instances containing conditional loop or state machine actions that iterate beyond the specified maximum loop threshold. The default value of 250 approximates the effective maximum iterations in a day for the default five-minute timer job setting.