We have a process model with the start event with the trigger set to a timer. (

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vikramd0001 — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:45:51 GMT

Publishing process model after constant update worked ., Thanks

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vikramd0001 — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:34:23 GMT

@Phil Bye by do we need to republish process model to take effect of new value

RE: We have a process model with the start event with the trigger set to a timer. (

vikramd0001 — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:28:26 GMT

Hey Phil - thanks for above detail . Is this documented anywhere in Appian documentation ? I am facing similar problem where I changed trigger timer constant from 5 AM PST to 1 AM PST but for first execution its still taking 5 AM PST . Are you saying that for next execution it will take updated trigger timer from constant ? Thanks again for your earlier details

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PhilB — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:50:28 GMT

If I remember correctly, the process reads the constant value each time it runs - so, if you initially set the constant to 10 am, the process will initially run at 10am. However, if you then change the constant to 11am, the process will next run at 10am (ie not when you're expecting) - but in doing so will read the new constant value, so the run after that will be at 11am.

To summarise - the change in constant value is only actually reflected in the second run of the process after you've changed the constant value. This might explain the behaviour you're seeing where the process appears to ignore changes to the constant's value.

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namratak356 — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 05:21:02 GMT

You can set the timer to recurrence for that particular time.

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venkateshr — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:04:58 GMT

You probably need to just set the recurrence to every day at the specified time. You wouldn't have to add the constant to "today".

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moritzw — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:41:05 GMT

That's good to know. How should the function look like? For example I want to start the process every day at 03:00 am. Do I have to put in something like today()+cons!3AM?

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Ravi Sam — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:33:17 GMT

Hi George,
Please refer the below link
forum.appian.com/.../Talk:Function_Recipes
This could help.