Deadline Branches

The Deadline activity contains two branches by default: a primary branch and deadline branch.

Tip: You can add additional deadline branches.

A deadline branch defines the routing criteria for an entry after a timeout period is met. The activities contained in a deadline branch will only be performed if: 

• The branch's timeout duration is met.
• The entry that started the workflow definition is contained in the branch to the immediate left.

To configure a deadline branch

1. Add the Deadline activity to your workflow by dragging it from the Toolbox Pane and dropping it in the Designer Pane.
2. Select a deadline branch in the Designer Pane.
3. Under Timeout Duration in the Properties Pane, choose whether the deadline should time out after a specified length of time, or at a particular day and time:
• To configure the deadline activity to time out after a specified length of time, select Timeout after and define the branch's timeout duration in days, hours and minutes. Click to use tokens. To count only business days, select Exclude weekends and holidays.

  

• To configure the deadline activity to time out on a specific day and time, select Timeout at and define the end day and time. Click to use tokens . Click to pick a date from the calendar.

  

4. Drag and drop activities into the branch.