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Note
Connect Server and Connect Designer each have their own distinct scheduling
preferences.
Use the Connect Server Configuration tool to change the Connect Server settings and
Designer >Windows >Preferences for changing Designer settings.
Template optimization
When you find that the speed per Merge engine - the Content Creation speed - is low,
optimizing a template can make a huge difference. For advice on how to optimize a template
see: "Optimizing a template" on page1492.
Network and internet connections
Use a fast network and internet connection or avoid loading external or internet resources.
Using images, JavaScript or CSS resources located on a slow network or on a slow internet
connection will obviously lead to a loss of speed. While we do our best for caching, a document
with 5,000 records which queries a page that takes 1 second to return a different image each
time will, naturally, slow output generation down by up to 83 minutes.
Hardware configuration
When processing speed is important, the following is suggested before looking into
Performance Packs to enhance performance (and after addressing the other issues mentioned
in this topic).
l Antivirus exclusions. Sometimes, virus scanners, other security software or indexing
services can interfere. It can help to disable those kinds of tools for the areas where
Connect stores intermediate files. You could exclude the entire
C:\Users\<connectuser>\Connect folder. See also: "Antivirus Exclusions" on
page16.
l Use a high-performance, low-latency hard drive. Connect benefits from fast I/O. This is
especially true for DataMapper engines (see "DataMapper engine" on page98).
Preferably use a Solid State Drive (SSD) or similar for storage.
l Use at least 8+ GB High-Quality RAM. Check memory usage while the Print command is
being executed to see if you need more than the minimum of 8GB. Assuming that the
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