Wait Plug-in
The Wait plug-in introduces a waiting period which lasts a specified period of time - starting at the current time and extending until a specified date. It is primarily used to prevent timeouts in a workflow.
Properties
| Name | Description | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
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serviceidcolumn |
The name of the solution field where the ID of the newly created background job is saved. Example: [SolutionField1] |
No |
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until |
The amount of time the system waits prior to moving forward with the workflow process. Support Date & Time, and Timespan. Example: Direct value (Date & Time): 2008-05-01T07:34:42-5:00 Direct value (Timespan): 5.08:08:08 (means 5 days, 8 hours, 8 minutes, and 8 seconds) Value from form field: [/my:myFields/my:field2] Value from solution field: [field1] |
Yes
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Example
- serviceidcolumn – [WaitID]
- until – 5.08:08:08
This plug-in will introduce a delay of 5 days, 8 hours, 8 minutes, and 8 seconds before resuming the workflow process. Enter the background job ID in the WaitID solution field.