Flow form
Process Modeler — Editing the Wait shape
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Use the Wait shape 
to keep an assignment from moving forward:
The work items are assigned to a workbasket while waiting for processing to continue. You can include local actions that an end user can perform on waiting work items.
Only one connector can come from a Wait shape.
On the flow Diagram tab, you can add a shape in one of three ways. Validation of the added shapes occurs when you save the flow.
on the toolbar to display a drop-down shapes menu that remains open until you close it, facilitating the process of rapidly adding multiple shapes. Click the window title bar and drag the submenu to another area of the screen, as needed.
on the toolbar Flow Shape palette to display a drop-down shapes menu.1. Do one of the following to open the Wait Properties dialog:
on the toolbar.2. When the Wait Properties panel appears, enter a name, no longer than 128 characters, to the right of the shape title (Wait: [Wait]). Choose a name meaningful to application users who see this on the work item history display, the breadcrumbs control (for entry points), and the Where-Am-I? diagram. The shape name is only descriptive; it does not affect runtime execution.
This name also appears beneath the Wait shape on the diagram. To change the name after you have exited from the properties panel, click the name, and type over the highlighted text.
3. Complete edits as described in the table below.
4. Click OK to save your edits and close the dialog.
Complete the sections comprising the property panel as described below.
Field |
Description |
| Wait Type |
Select
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| If you select Timer: | |
| Wait for |
Click the radio button to select either:
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| If you select Case Dependency: | |
| Wait for |
Select
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| Cases of type |
Required. Use the SmartPrompt to select the case type. The assignment waits until work items of this class to reach a specified status for processing to continue. To specify a case using a parameter or property value rather than a case type, select Other. In the empty field that appears, select a property from SmartPrompt or enter a parameter. |
| To reach status | Required. Use the SmartPrompt to select the status that work items of the specified case type reach in order for processing to continue. |
| Scope |
Use the SmartPrompt to select the hierarchy that processing searches while trying to fulfill the dependency:
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Advanced |
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| Assigned to Workbasket |
Required. Enter or select the workbasket where the assignment waits for continued processing. |
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Harness Name |
Optional. Enter the name of the harness the work item opens in while in the workbasket. |
| Instructions | Optional. Enter a field value rule containing instructions that appear in the case contents. |
| Service Level | Appears if Wait Type of Case Dependency is selected. Select a service-level agreement to apply to this work item. |
| Permit End User to perform |
Click to allow end users to perform work on items waiting in the workbasket. This allows users to manually progress items waiting items. When this box is checked:
When this box is unchecked:
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When you define a case dependency on a Wait shape, the system creates a Declare Trigger in the class being depended on. If you then delete the Wait shape, the system deletes the Declare Trigger. However, if you change the dependency to a different class, the Declare Trigger is not deleted.