Procedure with Timeout

This AgileShape should only be used within process templates that are (or will be) associated with an AgileStub (created using AgilePoint Developer).

The AgilePart and Web Service AgileShapes do not require the creation of an AgileStub, and can often be used instead of this AgileShape. This AgileShape is identical to the Procedure AgileShape, except that it has one additional design-time property, and one additional Output connection. These two differences allow the process modeler to model the portion of the process that should occur should the activity become overdue (i.e. is not completed within the specified TimeSpan). This AgileShape is typically used to represent a procedure activity that requires a time-based escalation process.

Properties for This AgilePart

Field Name	Definition
Asynchronous	Default value: False This property determines whether this AgileShape is exited immediately after invoking the .NET method associated with this AgileShape, or only after the associated method has finished executing. This property can be set to the following specific values: False - This value indicates that the AgileShape invoke its associated .NET method synchronously. The AgileShape will only be exited (at runtime) after the associated method has finished executing. True - This value indicates that the AgileShape invoke its associated .NET method asynchronously (i.e. in a separate thread). The AgileShape will be exited (at runtime) as soon as the associated method has been invoked, regardless of whether the method has finished executing. This property setting is typically used to initiate long-running procedures when the rest of the process will be unaffected by any possible work that the procedure might perform.
TimeoutEmail	Optional The name of an Email Template that should be used to generate an automatic email notification when this AgileShape becomes overdue at runtime. If this property is left blank, then an email notification will not be sent automatically when the AgileShape becomes overdue at runtime. If this property is not blank, then an email notification will be dynamically constructed and sent at runtime (when the AgileShape becomes overdue) using the specified Email Template.

Field Name

Definition

Asynchronous

Default value: False

This property determines whether this AgileShape is exited immediately after invoking the .NET method associated with this AgileShape, or only after the associated method has finished executing. This property can be set to the following specific values:

False - This value indicates that the AgileShape invoke its associated .NET method synchronously. The AgileShape will only be exited (at runtime) after the associated method has finished executing.
True - This value indicates that the AgileShape invoke its associated .NET method asynchronously (i.e. in a separate thread). The AgileShape will be exited (at runtime) as soon as the associated method has been invoked, regardless of whether the method has finished executing. This property setting is typically used to initiate long-running procedures when the rest of the process will be unaffected by any possible work that the procedure might perform.

TimeoutEmail

Optional

The name of an Email Template that should be used to generate an automatic email notification when this AgileShape becomes overdue at runtime.

If this property is left blank, then an email notification will not be sent automatically when the AgileShape becomes overdue at runtime.

If this property is not blank, then an email notification will be dynamically constructed and sent at runtime (when the AgileShape becomes overdue) using the specified Email Template.

AgileWork Properties

The properties of the basic AgileWork AgileShape are also included in this AgileShape. For more information, see AgileWork.

Parent topic: Generic BPM