Timer Start Event in BPD

The Timer Start Event (Trigger property set to 'Timer') allows setting a specific date and time to start the process instance or even a cycle of executions of new process instances.

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Description

This event indicates a specific date and time for the process instance to start, or a cycle for recurring executions. You can configure those date and times at design time or at runtime.

Properties

• Timer definition property
• Timer expression type property
• Timer date property
• Timer cycle property
• Date expression procedure property

Note: In order to see the Timer Events reflected in your inbox, you must run a program that checks and executes these events. See Timer Control for more information.

See Also

Timer Intermediate Event in BPD
Timer Control