INFO: What Does "Terminate 0 1" Mean in the Routing Process? (260349)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP1
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP2
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3
This article was previously published under Q260349

SUMMARY

Microsoft Exchange Server routing objects have six intrinsic actions:
  • AndSplit
  • Goto
  • New
  • OrSplit
  • Wait
  • Terminate
A Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) document describes the Terminate action as follows: 

Action        Parameter   Description
Terminate     (None)      Ends the currently executing process instance.

This means that Terminate action ends the currently running process instance, takes no parameters, and can occur anywhere in your routing map.

However, these examples show different ways to use Terminate action: 
Terminate 0   0
-and- 
Terminate 0   1
What do these examples mean? What is the difference for the parameter 0/1 that is passed to the Terminate action?

MORE INFORMATION

This is a documentation error in MSDN. Terminate action can take one parameter: 0 (which is the same as the default no parameter) or 1.

The parameter 
Terminate 0
-or- 
Terminate 0   0
means that the routing ends the currently executing process instance.

The parameter 
Terminate 0   1
means that the routing ends the currently executing process instance and deletes the currently running process instance from the folder where the message is posted for routing.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/4/2004
Keywords:kbinfo kbMsg KB260349
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