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- Deadlines act as a timer which triggers an Exception transition to another activity when a specified duration has elapsed. Deadlines can be set for each activity.
- We set time limits to on each activity, which will trigger an exception (in this case, a specific string variable). When a matching transition that has the condition set to 'exception' matches this string value, the transition will be invoked.
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- Deadline execution can be synchronous or asynchronous.
- For synchronous execution, the current activity will no longer be active when the deadline is triggered - Used . This is used in cases such as an approval escalation.
- For asynchronous execution, the next activity will be executed while the current activity is still waiting - Used . This is used in cases such as sending reminders.
- Multiple deadlines are supported for each activity.
Setting Deadlines - A Step-by-Step Guideline
Activating Deadline Checker
- The activity deadline checker is disabled by default. To allow activity deadline checking by Joget Workflow, you will have to set the Process Deadline Checker Interval to a non-zero value. Set it to a suitable value, depending on your need.
- To enable deadline checking, go to Settings > System Setup.
- Change the value for 'Process Deadline Checker Interval' to a non-zero value, i.e. 30 (seconds). The unit used is seconds.
Setting Deadlines
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in Activities
- Open the activity properties dialog for of the particular activity , and click the 'you wish to set a deadline for, then click on the Create New Element' button in the Deadlines area. A ; a Deadline properties dialog box will pop up. Enter appropriate values for the "Execution", "Duration Unit" and "Deadline Limit".
- Type in the exception name in the 'Exception name' field (e.g., TIMEOUT). Exceptions Exception names are case sensitive. Make sure this matches the exception name given to the transition.
- Click on 'OK' to confirm the creation of this deadline. You can continue adding multiple deadlines.
Setting
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a Transition as Exception Flow
- When a deadline is triggered, and where the exception name matches the one set for a transition, the flow will execute along that transition to the next element along the workflow.
- Add an Exception Type -type transition from the activity to the next (i.e., Send Reminder).
- Set the type of condition to 'Exception'.
- Enter an Exception name in (e.g., TIMEOUT) in the Expression text area e.g. TIMEOUT
- Confirm and close the properties window for the transition.
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- You can set multiple deadlines at in an activity. They can include a first-level reminder (asynchronous) which will is then be followed by an escalation (synchronous) if the activity has not been completed within the time limit.
- Remember to match the exception names. If they do not match, nothing will happen.