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[Workflow] Add more documentation around purging #4020

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Expand Up @@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ Different state store implementations may implicitly put restrictions on the typ

Similarly, if a state store imposes restrictions on the size of a batch transaction, that may limit the number of parallel actions that can be scheduled by a workflow.

Workflow state can be purged from a state store, including all its history. Each Dapr SDK exposes APIs for purging all metadata related to specific workflow instances.

## Workflow scalability

Because Dapr Workflows are internally implemented using actors, Dapr Workflows have the same scalability characteristics as actors. The placement service:
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1. **Use the _continue-as-new_ API**:
Each workflow SDK exposes a _continue-as-new_ API that workflows can invoke to restart themselves with a new input and history. The _continue-as-new_ API is especially ideal for implementing "eternal workflows", like monitoring agents, which would otherwise be implemented using a `while (true)`-like construct. Using _continue-as-new_ is a great way to keep the workflow history size small.

> The _continue-as-new_ API truncates the existing history, replacing it with a new history.

1. **Use child workflows**:
Each workflow SDK exposes an API for creating child workflows. A child workflow behaves like any other workflow, except that it's scheduled by a parent workflow. Child workflows have:
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Learn more about [external system interaction.]({{< ref "workflow-patterns.md#external-system-interaction" >}})

## Purging

Workflow state can be purged from a state store, purging all its history and removing all metadata related to a specific workflow instance. The purge capability is typically used for workflows that have run to a `COMPLETED`, `FAILED`, or `TERMINATED` state.
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Learn more in [the workflow API reference guide]({{< ref workflow_api.md >}}).

## Limitations

### Workflow determinism and code restraints
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POST http://localhost:3500/v1.0-beta1/workflows/<workflowComponentName>/<instanceId>/purge
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{{% alert title="Note" color="primary" %}}
Only `COMPLETED`, `FAILED`, or `TERMINATED` workflows can be purged.
{{% /alert %}}

### URL parameters

Parameter | Description
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