M217: Setting a Time and Date to Auto-Start a Process

 

By placing a [Timer Start Event] at the beginning of an App a new processing instance will be started automatically. In this way, you can reduce the risk of forgetting periodic operations such as a "Daily Report" or "End of Month Expense Claim".

1. Setting Starting Date and Time of [Timer Start Event]

1. Date

Specify the day you want to start (daily/specified day of the week/specified date in the month/specified date in a year)

2. Time

Specify the time of day you want to start (any minute of the day in between '0:00' and '23:59')

• Will be stored in the [My Tasks] list of all the nominees (e.g. "All the employees submit daily report")
• It is possible to Start as an [Offered Task] (e.g. "Somebody writes a blog article")
• It is also possible to set more than one [Starting Date time] on a [Timer Start Event] (e.g. "9 O'clock in the morning on Monday and Wednesday")
• The number of Processes that can be started simultaneously is limited to 100

Tutorial: Starting a Process Every Monday Morning
R2170: Limitation on the Number of Running Processes
BPMN Icons: Timer Start Event

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X. Business Apps

• Customer Master Data Sync Process
• Expense Claim Monthly Flow
• Hours-worked Report Flow
• Personnel Change Announcement Process
• Personnel Evaluation Process