======Timer=======

Timers are frequent, running functions, which are used for time-controlled tasks. See [[administration_client#timer|Display of Timer in Admin-Client]] and  [[create_timer|create new timer]].

^  Description ^  Technical description  ^  From version  ^
^  System (Important)  |||
| Assigns [[tasks]] to a [[user_profile_absence_rules|representative]], is used for the stand-in functions | [[en:software:tim:timer:handleActualAbsences]] | [[en:software:tim:changelog|All]] |
| Synchronizes with an LDAP-Server | [[en:software:tim:timer:createUsersFromLdapGroup]] | [[en:software:tim:changelog|All]] |
| Transfers the mail-queue to the lodged mailserver | [[en:software:tim:timer:sendAllDelayedEmails]] | [[en:software:tim:changelog|3.6]] |
| Determines the status for the all [[en:software:tim:client|clients]] | [[en:software:tim:timer:updateEscalationStatus]] | [[en:software:tim:changelog|3.6]] |
^  Escalations/Reminder  |||
|Forwards an instance after a certain time and sets a process variable | [[en:software:tim:timer:signalProcessInstanceInWaitStateAndSetProcessVariable]]  | [[en:software:tim:changelog|3.7]] |
|Creates a reminder for all activities of a process definition after "x-percent" of the processing time  | [[en:software:tim:timer:createReminderForEveryNodeForProcessdefinitionInProcent]] | [[en:software:tim:changelog|3.6]] |
|Sends due escalation mails | [[en:software:tim:timer:performescalationfornodestimerwithlimit]] | |
|Sends due reminder mails | [[en:software:tim:timer:performPastReminders]]  | 
|Used the a marked escalation should function within a BPMN Model| [[en:software:tim:timer:doEscalation]] | [[en:software:tim:timer:doEscalation|4.2]]  |
^  Process instances  |||
|Checks a mailbox for new mails and forwards the corresponding process instance | [[en:software:tim:timer:signalByMail]]  | |
|Checks a mailbox for new mails, forwards the corresponding process instance, and moves the mail | [[en:software:tim:timer:signalbymailwithlimitandmovemessage]]  | |
|Checks an infobox for new answer mails and processes those (e.g. for incorporating externs) | [[en:software:tim:timer:signalbymailreply]]  | [[en:software:tim:changelog|3.6.2]] |
|Sends instances to a particular activity if a set time-period is exhausted or a date has been reached. | [[en:software:tim:timer:signalAllWaitStateByTimeFromVariable]] | |
|Starts instances in combination with a handler  | [[en:software:tim:timer:createProcessInstancesByHandler]]  | |
|Writes process variable and forwards instance  | [[en:software:tim:timer:setProcessVariableAndSignalProcessInstanceByTransitionName]]  | |
^  Interfaces  |||
|Creates and populates database tables from CSV files | [[en:software:tim:timer:CreateAndFillDbByCsvInput]]  | [[en:software:tim:changelog|Customer_Others]] |
^  Process definitions  |||
|Manipulates process definition in accordance with excel tables | [[en:software:tim:timer:setActivityDetailByExcelInput]]  | [[en:software:tim:changelog|4.0]] |



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