Timer Helper is an OutSystems component designed to simplify and standardize the management of timers across your applications. It provides a robust set of server actions to initialize, track, and control timer execution, following OutSystems best practices.

What's included

This solution pack contains 4 modules:

• TimerHelper_CS — Core module with the Timer_Helper entity and CRUD actions (Create, Get, Update, Delete, CreateOrUpdate)
• TimerHelper_BL — Business logic layer exposing the main public actions for timer lifecycle management
• TimerHelper_Roles — Role management with two built-in roles: TimerHelper_Administrator and TimerHelper_Developer
• TimerHelper_Control — Backoffice UI built with OutSystems UI, allowing authorized users to monitor and manage timers visually

Key Actions (TimerHelper_BL)

Timer_Helper Entity Attributes

• TimerName — Timer name in Module 
• ModuleName — Module where the timer runs
• MaxRecord — Max records per execution cycle
• TimeOutMinutes — Timeout threshold in minutes
• LastIndex — Last processed index
• LastRecord — Last processed record (text/JSON)
• IsTimerActive — Whether the timer is currently active

Roles

• TimerHelper_Administrator — Full access including site property management
• TimerHelper_Developer — Read and operational access

Also available

A separate TimerHelper_Examples application is included demonstrating practical usage patterns.