Start event timer

RE: Start event timer

amitm9 — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 08:22:44 GMT

It seems existing issue in Appian . Please raise a support ticket.
Also, as suggested by others, you can implement the logic (XOR gate or expression rule) to restrict the process, if it is not 2nd June of that year. Thanks

RE: Start event timer

sindhug — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 06:09:09 GMT

Seems to be existing issue in Appian, to have a workaround check date and month in an expression rule by using Show Advanced Options in timer node.

Thanks,

Sindhu

RE: Start event timer

sindhug — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 05:26:41 GMT

Hi Venu,

I have tried the same thing in 18.3 , am also facing the same issue, seems to be an issue/default behavior. Work around for this is try to create a expression rule, which calculates the difference between today and jun 2 of every year. Configure the same in "Don't start this node until" - specify the difference as the input and select the days in the drop down.

Please address me if it works.

RE: Start event timer

Venu — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 05:15:32 GMT

Hi Prateek,

We also implemented the same for work around, but i am curious to know it this same behaviour for every one or a product issue?

Thanks.

RE: Start event timer

PRATEEK BHATTI — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:49:54 GMT

Hi Venu,

I am not sure what is causing the timer to trigger every month Instead of specified time, but as a work around you can orchestrate your process model so that it will work as per your requirements.Let your process run 2nd day of every month and add one XOR condition to check if the current day is 2nd and current month is June or not. If these 2 conditions are met ,then your process will perform a particular task(may be update some records) else process will end.

You may use below logic in XOR gateway:

and(month(today())=6,day(today())=2)

Thanks

RE: Start event timer

Venu — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 03:59:59 GMT

Hi Ravali,

Nothing is blocking the timer, I am expecting the timer need to run once a year on specified date. But system triggers the timer event on same day on each month.

Thanks,
Venu.

RE: Start event timer

ravalik — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 03:10:20 GMT

HI Venu,

Go to Timer -> Setup in Start Node and Click "Show Advanced Options" to check whether any timer conditions/expressions defined which may be a reason for blocking the trigger.

Thanks,
ravalik