Delaying a Process until a Specific Date and Time

 

To insert a Delay Process activity and delay until a specific date and time, complete the following steps:

1. Check out and open the process.
   
   
2. In the Toolbox pane, click BPMActivities. A list of activities is displayed.
   
   
3. Double-click or drag the Delay Process activity into the process.
   
   
4. Link the activity appropriately with other activities.
   
   
5. Right-click the Delay Process activity. A shortcut menu is displayed.
   
   
6. Select View Properties. The Delay Process window is displayed.
   
   
7. Click the Delay tab. The corresponding screen is displayed.
   
   
8. Select the Delay Until a Specific Date and Time option.
   
   
9. In the Pause process execution until field, select the relevant input field editor and set the field to the date and time to which you want the process to wait. The date format should be mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss.
   
   
10. Click OK. You configured a delay activity for a specific date and time.
    
    

    Note:

    You will see an exclamation mark in red against the Delay Process activity until the activity configuration is complete.