Using the Wait Element

Use a Wait element to specify a wait condition based on a unit of time or a duration. Double-click the Wait element on the diagram to open Mapper view of the activity.

Usage

Drag the Wait element from the Palette to the diagram. Like other elements, it must be placed in the correct position in the process flow; otherwise you will not see the element in the diagram.

Right-click the element in the diagram and choose Properties to invoke a Properties window. Using the Properties window, you can specify:

• Name: Specifies a name of the element.

• Alarm Type: Specifies the alarm type. The available options are:

  • For: Specifies a duration for the process to wait

  • Until: Specifies the time until which the process is delayed.

• For: Specifies the wait time in years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Click the edit button to open the Wait For dialog box where you specify the time in accordance with the selected expiration type. * __Documentation__: User documentation attached to the element. This documentation is included with the source code of the BPEL process and can be extracted and included in a report.

  

• Documentation: User documentation attached to the element. This documentation is included with the source code of the BPEL process and can be extracted and included in a report.