To configure a timer for one or more activities in a process, do the procedure in this topic.
How to Start
- On the Organizer,
do one of these:
- Do one of these:
- Add an activity:
- In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library,
open the Extender tab.
- On the Extender
tab, drag the Service Level Agreement
activity onto your process.
- Change an activity:
- In your process, double-click your activity.
- Click SLA Configuration .
Procedure
- On the SLA Configuration screen, click Add New SLA Timer .
- In the Start Activity list, select the activity in your process to start the timer.
- In the On Event list, select the activity event to start the timer — for example, start or complete.
- In the End Activity list, select the activity in your process to end the timer.
- On the On Event list, select the activity event to end the timer — for example, start or complete.
- (Optional) To set the timer expiration, do one of these.
- To set the timer to expire on a fixed date, complete this field
as necessary.
Field Name |
Definition |
Fixed Date
|
- Function:
- Specifies a date to expire the timer.
- Accepted Values:
- Selected - Specifies to use a date to expire the timer.
- Deselected - Specifies not to use a date to expire the timer.
- Default Value:
- Selected
|
- To calculate a date for the timer to expire, complete these fields.
Field Name |
Definition |
Calculate Date
|
- Function:
- Specifies whether to calculate a date to expire the timer based on the information you enter.
- Accepted Values:
- Deselected - Specifies not to calculate a date to expire the timer.
- Selected - Specifies to calculate a date to expire the timer. This
calculation includes the following elements:
- Default Value:
- Deselected
- Example:
- If the length is set to 3, and the time unit is set to Day, this indicates 3 days. For example, this sets a duration of 3 days after which the timer expires.
|
Business Time
|
- Function:
- Specifies to use your work calendar for date calculations.
- Accepted Values:
-
- Deselected - Uses your work calendar for calculations.
- Selected - Does not use your work calendar for calculations.
- Default Value:
- Deselected
- Example:
- The Business Time field is set as selected, and business hours of work calendar
are configured as 9 AM to 5 PM. If the task with completion time 8 hours is entered at 1 PM on Monday,
then the task must be completed by 12 PM on Tuesday.
|
- To set a custom date for the timer, complete this field
as necessary.
Field Name |
Definition |
Custom Time
|
- Function:
- Specifies a variable that identifies a time span for the timer expiration.
- Accepted Values:
- A process data variable where the value is in the format xD-yW.
- xD - Specifies x number of days.
- yW - Specifies y number of weeks.
- Default Value:
- None
- Accepts Process Data Variables:
- Yes
- Example:
- 2D-1W
This value specifies 2 days plus 1 week.
|
- (Optional) To send a notification when the timer expires, in the Notification list, select an e-mail template to use for the notification.
- (Optional) To start a subprocess when the timer expires, in the Subprocess list, select the process to run.