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Configure WCF and WF for Application: General Tab

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Use the General tab in the Configure WCF and WF for Application dialog box to select a tab that displays one of the types of configuration settings that are available at the application scope. In the right-hand pane, the General tab displays the name of the application that you have selected in the Connections pane of the IIS Manager, and the names of the server and the site that contain that application.

Tabs

Field

Description

General

This tab is displayed by default when the Configure WCF and WF for Application dialog box is first displayed. Use this tab to view the server and site that include the application.

Monitoring

Select this tab to configure default monitoring settings at the application scope. For more information, refer to Configure WCF and WF for Server, Site, or Application: Monitoring Tab.

Workflow Persistence

Select this tab to configure default workflow persistence settings at the application scope. For more information, refer to Configure WCF and WF for Server, Site, Application, or Virtual Directory: Workflow Persistence Tab.

Workflow Host Management

Select this tab to enable instance control, unload instances, or persist instances at the application scope. For more information, refer to Configure WCF and WF for Server, Site, Application, or Virtual Directory: Workflow Host Management Tab.

Auto-Start

Select this tab to configure auto-start settings at the application scope. For more information, refer to Configure WCF and WF for Application: Auto-Start Tab.

Throttling

Select this tab to configure default service throttling settings at the application scope. For more information, refer to Configure WCF and WF for Server, Site, Application, or Virtual Directory: Throttling Tab.

Security

Select this tab to configure default service certificate settings at the application scope. For more information, refer to Configure WCF and WF for Server, Site, Application, or Virtual Directory: Security Tab.

Dialog Fields

Field

Description

Server name

This field displays the name of the server that contains the application that you have selected. You cannot change the server name, just view it.

Site name

This field displays the name of the site that contains the application that you have selected. You cannot change the site name, just view it.

Application name

This field displays the name of the application that you have selected. You cannot change the application name, just view it.

Enable metadata over HTTP

Click this button to enable an HTTP Get operation for metadata over the HTTP protocol. For a service that inherits this functionality from its application, this ensures that when you browse to the service file with Internet Explorer, you will see the metadata for the service, and see which operations are available.