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2. The Publisher channel wakes when the polling time has expired and queries the work order
container for work orders that are pending and due. The driver processes these work orders.
Work orders with delete due dates are deleted.
a. The Publisher channel queries the work order container for work orders that are pending
and due. See
b. The Publisher channel queries all work orders for expired DeleteDueDates. See
Publisher Channel Deletes Work Orders" on page
3. If the driver heartbeat is configured, the driver wakes to report the driver status.
How the Publisher Channel Processes Work Orders
After the Publisher channel queries the Identity Vault for work orders, it configures the work orders
in the driver. The following flowchart illustrates how the Publisher channel processes work orders.
Figure 1-3
1. Before a work order is processed, the driver checks the DependentWorkOrder attribute to see if
the work order is dependent on another work order. If there is a dependent work order, the
Publisher channel queries Identity Manager to see the status of the dependent work order. If the
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How the Publisher Processes Work Orders
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