Question

using (TransactionScope transaction = TransactionScopeManager.GetTransactionScope(Settings.Import.TimeOut))
{
    Logger.Trace.DebugFormat("Import Deduction timeout: <{0}>", Settings.Import.TimeOut);
    //Logger shows "Import Deduction timeout: <30>"
    //more code
}

But transaction always run only 10 minutes.
I have changed section :

 <system.transactions>
     <machineSettings maxTimeout=″01:30:00″/>
 </system.transactions>

But it still continues failing after 10 minutes.
Why?

Kindly help.

Answer 1

As per http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms149852(v=vs.90).aspx:

In machine config, there is a value that caps the timeouts. By
default, it is 10 minutes. So, if you set a timeout greater than 10
mins, in System.Transactions, your value will be ignored and the
system will act as if the timeout is 10 minutes.

See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.transactions.configuration.machinesettingssection.maxtimeout.aspx
and

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowstransactionsprogramming/thread/ba508c2b-af91-490c-a05c-e4bf92f81cc6
and

http://blogs.msdn.com/ajit/archive/2008/06/18/override-the-system-transactions-default-timeout-of-10-minutes-in-the-code.aspx