gw/max_sleep is a SAP Parameter attribute which is used to control Timeout for gateway reader for select information. This is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.
Below is the standard documentation available and a few details of the attributes values .
gw/max_sleep profile paramerter attributes
Parameter Name: gw/max_sleep
Description: Timeout for gateway reader for select
Default Value: 20
Parameter Type ( See
IF_PARAMETER_TYPES)
: Integer range(INT_RANGE)
Restriction Values: 0 86400
Parameter Unit: sec
Parameter Group: Gateway
CSN Component: BC-CST-GW
System-Wide parameter: No
Dynamic Parameter: Yes
Vector Parameter: No
Has Sub-Parameters: No
Check Function Exists: No
Parameter documentation
This parameter specifies the maximum time in seconds for which the
gateway read process sleeps on the select.
Periodic checks that are performed within the gateway, are performed a
maximum of every gw/max_sleep seconds. These include:
Connections with the status DISCONNECT are deleted (parameter
gw/conn_disconnect>)
Inactive gateway-gateway connections are closed (parameter
gw/gw_disconnect>)
Connections with the status CONN_PENDING are closed (parameter
gw/conn_pending> )
Inactive connections using SAProuter are closed (parameter
gw/close_routes>)
Connections to external programs are checked (parameter
gw/deallocate_timeout>)
Started programs are checked (parameter gw/startup>)
See SAP Parameter Documentation for full SAP documentation for this profile parameter.