Timer

Add Timer

Timers are frequent, running functions, which are used for time-controlled tasks. For the configuration in the system, see the administration guide, as well as setting up a new timer.


List of Timers

Description

Technical description

Description

Technical description

System (Important)

Synchronizes the system with an LDAP server

CreateUsersFromLdapGroup

Assigns tasks to a representative, is used for the stand-in functions

HandleActualAbsence

Transfers the mail-queue to the lodged mail server

SendAllDelayedEmails

Escalations/Reminder

Creates a reminder for all activities of a process definition after “x-percent” of the processing time

CreateReminderForEveryNodeForProcessdefinitionInProcent

Used the a marked escalation should function within a BPMN model

DoEscalation

Sends due escalation mails

PerformEscalationForNodesTimerWithLimit

Sends due reminder mails

PerformPastReminders

Process instances

Writes process variable and forwards instance

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/228002588

Sends instances to a particular activity if a set time-period is exhausted or a date has been reached.

SignalAllWaitStateByTimeFromVariableWithLimit

Checks a mailbox for new mails and forwards the corresponding process instance

SignalByMail (deprecated)

Checks an infobox for new answer mails and processes those (e.g. for incorporating externs)

SignalByMailReply (deprecated)

Checks a mailbox for new mails, forwards the corresponding process instance and moves the mail

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/227938557

Checks if instances of a process are on a transferred node, and than checks all softlinks of an instance to see if they are a node which starts with the transferred identifier.

SignalMainProcessBySoftlinkState

Looks for all running instances of a process definition and in it for all activities, that correspond to an identifier.

SignalProcessInstanceByNodeNameAndTime

Forwards an instance after a certain time and sets a process variable

SignalProcessInstanceInWaitStateAndSetProcessVariable

Checks a folder for an XML file and adds the data as process variables to an existing instance.

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/536150019

Create Process Instances

Creates process instances for every CSV file in a folder.

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/227838926

Starts instances in combination with a handler

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/228561696

Creates process instances using a query for every row in a table.

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/227904067

Creates process instances from a database table for every row.

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/228561714

Creates process instances for every unread email from folders of a mailbox.

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/227871582

Creates process instances for each CSV file by reading all files in a folder.

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/227969732

Creates process instances from XML files.

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/227576207

Checks if the time parameters are passed and creates a new process instance if it is not already started.

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/227838955

Integration

Creates and populates database tables from CSV files (Customer-specific)

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/228298597

Adds variables to process instances from XML files

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/536150019

Counts SharePoint documents attached to process instances

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/655294478

Process definitions

Manipulates process definition in accordance with Excel tables

https://tim-doc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/eng/pages/227838830