Is it possible to put a pause in a flow

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Todd Mitchell
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    I am writing a flow that Deactivates a File Channel then performs some other functions.  I would like to add a pause after the channel is deactivated to allow potential work units to finish before I perform the other functions.   How would your recommend doing this pause -- say for 2 minutes?

     

     

    Tim Cochrane
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      Depends which version of IPA you're running.

      Anything after 10.1.1.x (i don't recall the which sub version) has a "Wait" node available, under the Control items. You can accomplish the same thing in previous versions that don't have the wait node, by adding a js function in pflow.js that calculates a timeout, then call that function from your flow.

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      Shane Jones
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        If you are on a version before the wait is available you can do this within an assign node without changing your pflow.js file. Just add a JavaScript command and then call it right after that. I am pulling the command for you.
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        Shane Jones
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          Add this in an ASSIGN node as JavaScript:

           

          function startPause(mill, tdiff)
          {
          var lastdate = new Date();
          var currdate = null;
          var tdiff = 0;

          do { currdate = new Date();
          tdiff = currdate-lastdate; }
          while(currdate-lastdate < mill);
          return tdiff;
          }

          Then after adding a double variable type call the javascript into the variable like this:

          startPause(60000, 0);

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          Tim Cochrane
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            If you're only adding a handful of "waits" total, DEF add the js to the Assign node...if you're doing many i would recommend maintaining the code in one location. i've seen 6-8 "wait" called in 20 different flows, so it was easier just to add in one location, test it once, then reference in the assign...just my $.02
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            Derek
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              I use a system command and call: sleep 120 (for AIX) or timeout 120 (Windows). This doesn't chew CPU cycles.
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