Pause Dynamic Action

About

The “Pause action” is used to temporarily halt the execution of a workflow at a specific point. This allows the workflow to wait for certain conditions to be met, such as manual intervention, external input, or a predefined amount of time, before continuing with the next steps. It is useful when a delay or user interaction is required in the workflow process.

Metadata tab

1. The Write Variables option ensures that the “Package Action” logs the variable values into the “Action vars before log file” before the action is executed and logs the updated variable values into the “Action vars after log file” after the action completes.
2. This option is typically used for debugging and is not recommended in a production environment.
3. It can be globally disabled through the options dialog .

Parameters tab

Variables tab

The Variables tab defines which variables are updated during the execution of the action.

Execution log tab

The Execution Log tab is populated after the action has been executed. Double-click a row to view the detailed execution log.

Calculated Pause example

Pascal

begin
 if DayOfWeek(Now)=3 then
    begin
     Result:='00:00:01';
    end
 else
    begin
     Result:='00:00:20';
    end;
end;

Python

import datetime;
if datetime.datetime.today().weekday()==0:
   Result.Value='00:00:01'
else:
   Result.Value='00:00:23'

Useful Links

• Debugging Actions
• Working With Variables

Video Tutorial