Wait For Condition activity
Pause the playbook until a record has field values that match a set of conditions.
Roles and availability
- This activity is available as a common activity. Users with the admin, playbook.admin, or pd_author can add this activity to a playbook.
Inputs
Open the activity properties panel and configure your activity to add values for the following inputs. If the input value varies, use the pill-picker to show where to get the value. To learn more about the pill-picker, see Dot-walking examples.
| Input | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Label | String | Title to display as activity and playbook card. |
| Description | String | Information to display about activity usage or outcome. |
| Run condition | Condition Builder | Conditions that must be met to run an activity or stage. You can use data from prior activities to build conditions.Note: Select Show additional options to see this field. |
| Start Rule | Choice | Under Schedule > Start Rule, select a start rule for when your stage should start running:- When process starts: Your stage starts running as soon as the playbook starts. - After specific stages: Your stage starts running after specified stage(s) have finished running. Under Schedule > Start Rule, select a start rule for when your activity should start running:- When stage starts: Your activity starts running as soon as its stage starts running. Your stage starts running when your playbook is triggered. - After specific activities: Your activity starts running after specified activities have finished running. |
| Start with delay | True/False | Option to wait for a duration of time before running an activity or stage. When enabled, this input displays the Start with delay input properties.Note: Select Show additional options to see this field. |
| Record | Reference | Reference to the record that pauses the playbook until conditions match. |
| Table | Table Name | Table containing the record to update. |
| Conditions | Template Value | Criteria that a record must meet for the playbook to continue. |
Advanced inputs
After configuring the required inputs for your activity, you can also choose to configure additional inputs. In the side panel, select Show additional options to display these advanced inputs. For more information, see Activity experience.
| Input | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable timeout | Choice | Option to time out the Wait for Condition activity if the conditions aren't met after a specified Duration. |
| Duration | Date/Time | Amount of time to wait before the activity times out and its state is set to Skipped. This input requires setting the Enable timeout input. |
| Schedule | Choice | Schedule used to compute duration values. This input requires setting the Enable timeout input. |
Outputs
The Wait for Condition activity has no outputs.