# Class PersistenceProviderOptions

OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence.PersistenceProviderOptions

Provides configuration options for relational database persistence providers.

Namespace: [OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence](https://api.workflowengine.io/core/OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence/)

```csharp
public class PersistenceProviderOptions
```

## Constructors

`public PersistenceProviderOptions(string connectionString)` 

Initializes a new instance of the [PersistenceProviderOptions](https://api.workflowengine.io/core/OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence/PersistenceProviderOptions/) class with the specified database connection string and the default option values.

### Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `connectionString` | `String` | The database connection string for the persistence provider. |

### Exceptions

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `ArgumentException` | `connectionString` is [null](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/null), empty, or consists only of white-space characters. |

## Properties

`public string ConnectionString { get; set; }` 

Gets or sets the connection string that the persistence provider uses to connect to its database.

`public string SchemaName { get; set; }` 

Gets or sets the database schema name used for Workflow Engine persistence objects.

`public bool WriteToHistory { get; set; }` 

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the persistence provider records transition history. The default is [PersistenceProviderOptions.DefaultWriteToHistory](https://api.workflowengine.io/core/OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence/PersistenceProviderOptions/).

`public bool WriteSubProcessToRoot { get; set; }` 

Gets or sets a value indicating whether transition history entries for a subprocess are associated with its root process instead of the subprocess. The default is [PersistenceProviderOptions.DefaultWriteSubProcessToRoot](https://api.workflowengine.io/core/OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence/PersistenceProviderOptions/).

`public int GlobalCommandTimeout { get; set; }` 

Gets or sets the timeout, in seconds, for database commands issued by the persistence provider. The default is [PersistenceProviderOptions.DefaultGlobalCommandTimeout](https://api.workflowengine.io/core/OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence/PersistenceProviderOptions/).

## Fields

`public const bool DefaultWriteToHistory = true` 

Specifies the default value for [PersistenceProviderOptions.WriteToHistory](https://api.workflowengine.io/core/OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence/PersistenceProviderOptions/), which enables transition history recording.

`public const bool DefaultWriteSubProcessToRoot = false` 

Specifies the default value for [PersistenceProviderOptions.WriteSubProcessToRoot](https://api.workflowengine.io/core/OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence/PersistenceProviderOptions/), which keeps subprocess transition history associated with the subprocess.

`public const int DefaultGlobalCommandTimeout = 30` 

Represents the default database command timeout of 30 seconds assigned to [PersistenceProviderOptions.GlobalCommandTimeout](https://api.workflowengine.io/core/OptimaJet.Workflow.Core.Persistence/PersistenceProviderOptions/).

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