https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/setting-broken-link-layer-timeout/m-p/1055495#M2462 <P>On the ArcMap side (client)&nbsp; there is not an exposed setting for this.</P><P data-unlink="true">No settings are listed in&nbsp;Advanced Settings document&nbsp;&nbsp; found in c:\program files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.8\Utilities regarding layer timeouts.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 May 2021 22:40:55 GMT RichardDaniels 2021-05-06T22:40:55Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/setting-broken-link-layer-timeout/m-p/1051667#M2415 <P>Hi all,</P><P>In ArcMap, is it possible to modify the timeout time that establish that a layer cannot be reached?</P><P>Working with a mxd with several layers that have its datasource missing, I think that the time that ArcMap needs to open that mxd is directly related with the sum of the timeout value of all broken link layers.</P><P>If there would be a possibility to decrease that timeout value, the time that ArcMAps needs to open will be less</P><P>Regards</P><P>Borja</P> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:16:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/setting-broken-link-layer-timeout/m-p/1051667#M2415 BorjaParesFuente 2021-04-27T11:16:04Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/setting-broken-link-layer-timeout/m-p/1055495#M2462 <P>On the ArcMap side (client)&nbsp; there is not an exposed setting for this.</P><P data-unlink="true">No settings are listed in&nbsp;Advanced Settings document&nbsp;&nbsp; found in c:\program files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.8\Utilities regarding layer timeouts.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 May 2021 22:40:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/setting-broken-link-layer-timeout/m-p/1055495#M2462 RichardDaniels 2021-05-06T22:40:55Z