Apply Session Timeout to Auto-Refresh Pages and Session Timeout Settings

There are two Security settings that impact session timeout: Apply Session Timeout to Auto-Refresh Pages and Session Timeout.

Note the following regarding the functioning of these two settings:

• When a user is in a page that does not auto refresh, and there is no user action or request from the page during the time interval specified in the Session Timeout setting, the user session times out.

• When a user is in a page that auto refreshes, and the Apply Session Timeout to Auto Refresh Pages setting is selected, the session times out if there is no action from the user, or request from the page, for the interval specified as the Session Timeout value.

  In this scenario, requests triggered for auto-refresh are not counted as requests from the page. For example, assume the Session Timeout value is set for 30 minutes, and the auto-refresh interval is set for one minute. The session times out after 30 minutes if there is no request from the page except for the one minute auto refresh request.

• When a user is in a page that auto refreshes, and the Apply Session Timeout to Auto Refresh Pages setting is not selected:

  • If the Refresh Rate for the page is smaller than the Session Timeout value, the user session does not time out.

  • If the Refresh Rate for the page is greater than the Session Timeout value, the session times out if there is no action from the user, or request from the page, for the interval specified as the Session Timeout value.