Wait For Milestone activity

An activity that, when used together with the Pass Milestone activity, lets a process wait for an event that is not in the process, and then continue once the event is complete.

For example, if an activity can not start until an approval occurs in a subprocess, you can use this activity to control the process based on that event.. The Pass Milestone and Wait for Milestone activities work together in a caller/listener model to support this functionality.

Configure the Wait For Milestone activity

To configure the Wait For Milestone activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Examples

(Example) Configure a Wait for Milestone Activity in the Human Resources Leave Verification Subproces
Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Prerequisites

To operate, the Wait For Milestone activity, you first configure the Pass Milestone activity in your process.
For more information, refer to Pass Milestone activity.

Good to Know

In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?

How to Start

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Utilities tab.
On the Utilities tab, drag the Wait For Milestone activity onto your process.

Procedure

Complete the fields on the General Configuration screen.
Click Select Process .
On the Select Process screen, do one of these:
- To use a specified process model for your current process, do the procedure in this topic.
  1. Click Current Process.
- To use a specified process model for your subprocess, do the procedure in this topic.
  1. Click Subprocess.
  2. Select Predefined Subprocess (Only from this App) or Predefined Subprocess (From all the App).
Click Wait For Milestone .
Complete the fields on the Wait For Milestone Configuration screen.
(Optional) Click Advanced > Email Notifications .
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Wait For Milestone activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Process Data Variables:: No

Select Process

Specifies the type of process to set the Pass Milestone.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Select Pass Milestone For	Function: Specifies the process with the Pass Milestone. Accepted Values: Current Process - Specifies the Pass Milestone activity is in this process. Subprocess - Specifies the Pass Milestone activity is in a subprocess. Default Value: Current Process Example: Refer to: (Example) Configure a Wait for Milestone Activity in the Human Resources Leave Verification Subproces

Wait For Milestone Configuration

Specifies the event for which you want the process to wait.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Process Models	Function: Specifies the process with the Pass Milestone activity for which you want the current activity to wait. Accepted Values: A valid process model name. Default Value: None Example: Refer to: (Example) Configure a Wait for Milestone Activity in the Human Resources Leave Verification Subproces
Milestone Activities for Process Model	Function: Specifies the Pass Milestone activity to wait for. Accepted Values: The name of a Pass Milestone activity in the list. Default Value: None