Conditional Timed Action - when is the condition checked?

Manderson_Kenyon

Hi there,

 

I've created a timed action to send an email five days after a stage starts.  But I only want the email sent if a certain condition is met.

 

Does the condition ("only start action if"), get checked when the action first starts?  Or once it reaches it's timer mark?

 

I tested this previously and thought that it checked the condition on the timer "tick" but now, after going live with the change, I'm getting emails that shouldn't have been sent.

 

P.S.  Is there a developer guide book available for version 9?  I'm sure it would come in handy for these sort of issues but haven't been able to find any mention of one.

Jerome_Pearce

The condition is only evaluated when the action is triggered by the timer. I would look at the data in question before suspecting anything is wrong with Metastorm BPM in this instance.

As for the Developer's Guide, when I get time I might do another for version 9....