Is there a way to SHOW the Dummy Task's timeout value ?

I have a requirement to schedule production deployment in my workflow.

I implemented this using the timeout link and dummy task.

Basically the idea is say user wants prod deployment to happen on feb 1 2016, I am setting the timeout link value to absolute value of Feb 1 2016 programmatically and things are working fine.

My issue: When the control goes to dummy task which waits till the scheduled date and time, I want to let other users know that this particular task will wait till Feb1 2016. I want to show this value on the task properties.

I saw there is a value called "duedate" on this task. How can I set this value? Or is there any attribute which I can levearge for this purpose.

I am using Ts 7.4 and using workflow modeller to achieve this requirement..

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surya jayanti

You can define a script variable as description. The script variable may looks like "Deployment scheduled on $IW_CV(time_and_variable). Please Wait..";

sgarimella

Thanks, this was the simplest solution for this problem.

This is what happens when we over think, I could not get this idea.

But thanks, for putting it there.

VinodGoudK

Hi sgarimella,

I am also working on setting up scheduled publish through workflow. Can you please help me out with the implementation part.

I have done the following

1. Created Dummy task and linked the "Taxonamy Files Success" link as input link to it.

2. Linked Deploy Task and Dummy Task with a timeout link. I set default value to relative 30 mins for testing, but will change it with a configuration variable.

But when I associate this workflow to a branch and test it. I am getting the below error.

"Task ScheduleDummyTask (2865317) cannot be transitioned, because it is not a transitionable task.
Permission Access Denied!"

Thanks

Vinod Goud

sgarimella

Hi Vinod,

Are you able to solve it or do you need help?

-Sudha.

VinodGoudK

Hi Sudha,

Thanks for checking. I am good on this.

Thanks

Vinod Goud

PRAMESHN

Used Dummy Task with time out and this connects to an URL Task. Even though flow is getting completed i could see an alert and while looking over the logs i could see the message that the "Task DummyTask (699897) cannot be transitioned, because it is not a transitionable task." Is there any way to fix or get rid of this alert.