Use Timers

When implementing the business logic of your eSpace, you might need to define some actions (Implements your business logic. An action is coded in an action flow where you can use control nodes, queries, etc. An action can handle local variables, input and output arguments.) which execute asynchronously. This feature is implemented through the Timer element.

In Agile Platform, Timers are the only way to "launch" application background processes (also known as batch jobs).

How to Create a Timer in your eSpace:

In the eSpace tree, under the Process layer, right-click on the Timers folder and select Add Timer.

Set the properties of the Timer. How.

The action associated with the Timer is executed when the Timer is awakened. How to wake a Timer?

If the action has input parameters, you have to instantiate them when creating the Timer in your eSpace, by properly setting the Arguments property. How.

The action can also have output parameters but you have no way of accessing them.