How the Wait node works

When processing normally, a Wait time stops and starts at the time you configured directly in the Wait node or through variables defined in conjunction with the Start or Assign nodes. While the wait period is active, the node is on hold and does not process nor does it take up system resources.

Following are some example scenarios to illustrate:

• Suppose a wait time is configured to begin at 10:00 PM and end at 6:00 AM the following day. This means that between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, the wait is active and no processing occurs for eight hours. However, suppose, that during the wait timeframe, the server needed a reboot which occurred at midnight and took one hour. Because the server was back up at 6:00 AM when the wait time was scheduled to end, the wait time will end at 6:00 AM as configured.

• If the server was down when the wait time was supposed to end (for example, suppose the wait time ended at 6:00 AM and the server was down until 6:30 AM), then the process would begin as soon as the server was back up (in this case 6:30).

• If the process as a whole was canceled during the wait period, then the wait period would be canceled with the process.