Fix IIS Query Timeouts
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We found certain queries coming from clients and timers get stuck in IIS indefinitely, despite having timeouts. These queries were sitting in IIS without any way to know this until our environment was inaccessible and we had to reach out to support to resolve the issue. While this clearly is a bug, support stated they would not be resolving this issue and thus we should create an 'idea' for it. Truthfully, not an idea, a bug that needs to be resolved because it results in OutSystems environments slowing down over time, eventually leading to them becoming inaccessible, and customers don't have visibility into IIS.

Additionally, as part of my 'idea', I would suggest the OutSystems website to reflect the fact that this can happen as statements like "Every web request done to an OutSystems application takes its time to process by the application server (IIS) and is ruled by a Request Timeout that prevents the existence of everlasting web requests", are false. Obviously such a change would only be necessary in the short term as ideally, this issue would be resolved, but until then statements of this sort on their website are lies. 

Hi Andrew,

I'm sorry to hear that this is the response you received from OutSystems. Unfortunately, this isn't an isolated case -- situations like this are becoming far too common.

OutSystems needs to take ownership when issues in the platform are identified as bugs. It is their responsibility to investigate the root cause, determine a viable solution, and prioritize the fix accordingly. Shifting this burden onto partners or developers working on behalf of customers is unacceptable.

The unfortunate truth is that your idea has likely not received the attention it deserves. I’ll do my best to escalate this and ensure it reaches the right people within OutSystems.

Regards, Daniel