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Wait for WF Event workflow activity

The Wait for WF Event activity causes the workflow to wait at this activity until the specified event is fired.

Use this activity to wait for another activity to fire an event. Events from other activities are fired in a script using the workflow.fireEvent('eventName') API call.

Results

The workflow designer can assign a result value using activity.result from within a script field of the activity. This activity transitions when the specified event fires.

Input variables

The following variables determine the behavior of the activity.

Note: Condition activities run as the user whose actions match the conditions the workflow was waiting for and advances the workflow.

FieldDescription
Wait for EventAn event name to trigger the workflow.

States

The activity state tells the workflow engine what to do with the activity.

StateDescription
ExecutingThe workflow engine knows to start the onExecute function of the activity.
WaitingThe workflow engine ignores the activity until a specific event to restart the activity is fired.
FinishedThe activity finished running. See the result value for the outcome of the activity.
CancelledThis activity, or the workflow that contains this activity, was canceled.
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Parent Topic:Condition Workflow activities