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The JCR transaction timeout is 420 seconds by default. If your application runs longer transactions, you might need a bigger timeout.
Configure the timeout by adding the exo.jcr.transaction.timeout property in exo.properties file.
exo.jcr.transaction.timeout=3600
The value is in seconds.
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