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Wait

These plugins help you to add wait steps into your Workflows.

Internal Scripted Wait

This plugin allows for the provision of some script that executes at specified intervals. The workflow instance will remain at this node until the script evaluation returns true. A timeout period can be specified to cause the wait to cancel and the workflow to continue after a specified time.

Properties

Field	Value	Explanation
Icon		Plugin icon
Sub-type	Wait	Sub-type of this plugin
Classification	Workflow	Classification of this plugin
Deployment	Internal	Whether the plugin is deployed inside Dalet Flex or within another product
Supports Configuration		Whether this plugin supports configuration
Supports Scripting		Whether configuration supports scripting
Scripting Context	job, asset, event *	What Dalet Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler.
Undo Action		The action required to undo this action
Redo Action		The action required to redo this action
Timeout		Whether or not to select a timeout
Auto retry		Whether or not to select an automatic retry
Compatibility	5.x	What versions of Dalet Flex this plugin works for
Lifecycle	Stable	Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable)

Configuration

Field	Field Type	Multiplicity	Description
Script	complex
Groovy Script	script	0..1	Script content (execute() must return a boolean value)
Groovy Script File	file		Groovy script file (execute() must return a boolean value)
Timeout	long	0..1	Timeout period
Polling Time Period	long		Polling time period in seconds( >= 10s ).
Requires Lock	single option	1	Type of lock required on asset

External Scripted Wait

Properties

Field	Value	Explanation
Icon		Plugin icon
Sub-type	Wait	Sub-type of this plugin
Classification	Workflow	Classification of this plugin
Deployment	Internal	Whether the plugin is deployed inside Dalet Flex or within another product
Supports Configuration		Whether this plugin supports configuration
Supports Scripting		Whether configuration supports scripting
Scripting Context	job, asset, event *	What Dalet Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler.
Undo Action		The action required to undo this action
Redo Action		The action required to redo this action
Timeout		Whether or not to select a timeout
Auto retry		Whether or not to select an automatic retry
Compatibility	5.x	What versions of Dalet Flex this plugin works for
Lifecycle	Stable	Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable)

Configuration

Field	Field Type	Multiplicity	Description
Class Name	string		Fully qualified class name to use.
JAR File URL	string	1	Jar File (URL) containing the external class.
Timeout	string / single option		Timeout period (#)
Polling Time Period	string / single option		Polling time period in seconds( >= 10s ). (#)

Delay Workflow

This plugin is used to delay the execution of a workflow instance and remain at this node until a timeout period has expired.

Properties

Field	Value	Explanation
Icon		Plugin icon
Sub-type	Wait	Sub-type of this plugin
Classification	Workflow	Classification of this plugin
Deployment	Internal	Whether the plugin is deployed inside Dalet Flex or within another product
Supports Configuration		Whether this plugin supports configuration
Supports Scripting		Whether configuration supports scripting
Scripting Context	job, asset, event *	What Dalet Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler.
Undo Action		The action required to undo this action
Redo Action		The action required to redo this action
Timeout		Whether or not to select a timeout
Auto retry		Whether or not to select an automatic retry
Compatibility	5.x	What versions of Dalet Flex this plugin works for
Lifecycle	Stable	Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable)

Configuration

Field	Field Type	Multiplicity	Description
Number of Seconds	integer		Number of seconds workflow should waits upto to execute next node.
Context Variables	complex	0..*	Workflow context variables
Name	string		Name of the context variable to be added in workflow context variables.
Value	string		Value of the context variable to be set against variable specified in name.

Metadata Wait

This plugin waits until a certain metadata field value associated with the asset in the workflow context matches the one specified in the options below. A timeout and polling period can also be specified.

Properties

Field	Value	Explanation
Icon		Plugin icon
Sub-type	Wait	Sub-type of this plugin
Classification	Workflow	Classification of this plugin
Deployment	Internal	Whether the plugin is deployed inside Dalet Flex or within another product
Supports Configuration		Whether this plugin supports configuration
Supports Scripting		Whether configuration supports scripting
Scripting Context	job, asset, event *	What Dalet Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler.
Undo Action		The action required to undo this action
Redo Action		The action required to redo this action
Timeout		Whether or not to select a timeout
Auto retry		Whether or not to select an automatic retry
Compatibility	5.x	What versions of Dalet Flex this plugin works for
Lifecycle	Stable	Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable)

Configuration

Field	Field Type	Description
Variable Name	string
Values To Be Matched Against	string	Supports regex and “&” and "
Timeout	long	Timeout period
Polling Time Period	long	Polling pime period in seconds( >= 10s ).

Vantage Workflow Wait

This plugin is to wait for the completion of a workflow that runs within Telestream Vantage. It supports a timeout and polling interval.

Properties

Field	Value	Explanation
Icon		Plugin icon
Sub-type	Wait	Sub-type of this plugin
Classification	Workflow	Classification of this plugin
Deployment	Internal	Whether the plugin is deployed inside Dalet Flex or within another product
Supports Configuration		Whether this plugin supports configuration
Supports Scripting		Whether configuration supports scripting
Scripting Context	job, asset, event *	What Dalet Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler.
Undo Action		The action required to undo this action
Redo Action		The action required to redo this action
Timeout		Whether or not to select a timeout
Auto retry		Whether or not to select an automatic retry
Compatibility	5.x	What versions of Dalet Flex this plugin works for
Lifecycle	Stable	Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable)

Configuration

Field	Field Type	Description
Vantage Endpoint	string
Workflow ID Variable Name	string
Timeout	long	Timeout period
Polling Time Period	long	Polling time period in seconds( >= 10s ).

Wait for Signal

This plugin causes a node to wait until it receives a certain number of signals.

Properties

Field	Value	Explanation
Icon		Plugin icon
Sub-type	Wait	Sub-type of this plugin
Classification	Workflow	Classification of this plugin
Deployment	Internal	Whether the plugin is deployed inside Dalet Flex or within another product
Supports Configuration		Whether this plugin supports configuration
Supports Scripting		Whether configuration supports scripting
Scripting Context	job, asset, event *	What Dalet Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler.
Undo Action		The action required to undo this action
Redo Action		The action required to redo this action
Timeout		Whether or not to select a timeout
Auto retry		Whether or not to select an automatic retry
Compatibility	5.x	What versions of Dalet Flex this plugin works for
Lifecycle	Stable	Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable)

Configuration

Field	Field Type	Mandatory	Multiplicity	Description
Number of Required Signals	string		0..1

Groovy Scripted Wait Action

This plugin allows for the provision of some script that executes at specified intervals. The workflow instance will remain at this node until the script evaluation returns ‘true’. A timeout period can be specified to cause the wait to cancel and the workflow to continue after a specified time. This plugin uses a new SDK.

Properties

Field	Value	Explanation
Icon		Plugin icon
Sub-type	Wait	Sub-type of this plugin
Classification	Workflow	Classification of this plugin
Deployment	Internal	Whether the plugin is deployed inside Dalet Flex or within another product
Supports Configuration		Whether this plugin supports configuration
Supports Scripting		Whether configuration supports scripting
Scripting Context	job, asset, event *	What Dalet Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler.
Undo Action		The action required to undo this action
Redo Action		The action required to redo this action
Timeout		Whether or not to select a timeout
Auto retry		Whether or not to select an automatic retry
Compatibility	5.x	What versions of Dalet Flex this plugin works for
Lifecycle	Stable	Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable)

Configuration

Field	Field Type	Multiplicity	Description
Script Type	Complex		Script type
Groovy Script	Script	0..1	Script content (execute () must return a Boolean value)
File Name	String		The name of the file
File Path	String		The file path
Script Imports	Complex		Script Imports
JAR File URL	String	0..*	JAR File URL to be imported into the script
Script Import	String	0..*	Script import to use
Timeout	Long		The timeout period
Polling Time Period	Long		Polling Time Period in seconds (>= 10s)
Requires Lock	single option	1	Type of lock required on asset

Groovy Scripted Wait for Named Signal

Use this plugin to configure the action a node takes when a named signal is received from the “Find and Signal Named Signal Wait” plugin.

The workflow instance remains at the node until the script evaluation returns “true.”

You can set a timeout period to cancel the wait, allowing the workflow instance to continue.

Properties

Field	Value	Explanation
Icon		Plugin icon
Sub-type	Wait	Sub-type of this plugin
Classification	Workflow	Classification of this plugin
Deployment	Internal	Whether the plugin is deployed inside Dalet Flex or within another product
Supports Configuration		Whether this plugin supports configuration
Supports Scripting		Whether configuration supports scripting
Scripting Context	job, asset, event *	What Dalet Flex objects can be referenced from within the scripting context. * Note: the event object is only visible in the context of an action running in an event handler.
Undo Action		The action required to undo this action
Redo Action		The action required to redo this action
Timeout		Whether or not to select a timeout
Auto retry		Whether or not to select an automatic retry
Compatibility	5.x	What versions of Dalet Flex this plugin works for
Lifecycle	Stable	Maturity of this plugin (Experimental, Unstable or Stable)

Configuration

Field	Field Type	Multiplicity	Description
Signal Name	string		Name of signal that job waits for
Wait for Signal	complex		Wait instructions
Wait for Signal Expression	script	0..1	Expression to decide whether to wait for signal
Groovy Script	complex	0..1
Script Contents	complex
Groovy Script	string	0..1	Script Content (create a method called execute())
Groovy Script File	file	0..1	Groovy Script File (create a method called execute())
Script Imports	complex
JAR File URL	string	0..*	Jar File URL to be imported into the script
Script Import	string	0..*	Script import to use
Requires Lock	single option	0..1	Type of lock required on asset