Timeout

The use of this event action varies slightly, depending on what event action you use it with.

  • Prompt: Specify the amount of time, in seconds, that the system is to wait for responses to the prompt. Once this amount of time has passed, if a quorum has been reached, the event handler moves to the next action step and no more responses are accepted.  If a quorum has not been reached, the event handler moves to the action specified in the Timeout Destination field.
  • Wait: Specify the amount of time, in seconds, that the system is to wait for the condition to be met (TRUE). Once this amount of time has passed, if the condition has been met, the event handler moves to the next action step. Otherwise, the event handler moves to the action specified in the Timeout Destination field.
  • Discover File: Specify the amount of time that the system is to look for the file. If a matching file is discovered before this amount of time has passed, the event handler moves to the next action step. Otherwise, the event handler moves to the action specified in the Timeout Destination field.

To designate the number of seconds using an expression, click the button to the left of this field.

The contents of this field must use this syntax:

numericExpr

where numericExpr is a number or an expression that resolves to a numeric value.

When you click OK to return to the Event Actions form, the application "wraps" this content within a TIMEOUT( ) parameter, which yields this final syntax:

TIMEOUT( numericExpr )