Requested Start / Wait until (dynamic date)

[Rick Sample]

I created a background Activity Task using SELFITEM.SENDTASKDESCRIPTION.
I passed in a container element for the date to the Requested Start as an expression. 
The WF started and when I look at the log it stated it was "Waiting..." It passed the 
date I wanted it to execute. 
 
We have not used Deadline Monitoring for any other WFs. 
I believe I missed turning some Deadline monitoring setting?
What is the impact on the system for turning this on if I need it?
Is turning on the Deadline monitoring on over kill for just one WF and one message?
 
What if I created a background task the waits for "X" days then execute the 
Activity Task SELFITEM.SENDTASKDESCRIPTION. Performance issues? 
 
 
>>> fa.kouw at td.klm.com 7.28.2003 2:31:48 AM >>>
Hi,
 
We're on 4.6C and it's not possible to specify deadlines in mail steps. Another solution is to include a task that is meant to send the mail in a normal activity step (background
task, object SELFITEM, method SENDTASKDESCRIPTION). You can create this task by first modelling a mail send step in your workflow, and use the task created in the activity step. Take
a look at the container bindings generated for the mail send step for specifying the correct bindings from the activity step to the task.
 
Hope this helps a bit.
 
Regards,
 
Fred
 
Michael Pokraka wrote:
 
> Sounds like a perfect match for a 'Requested start' deadline... You porobably need a dummy task in between, can't remember if any versions let you specify deadlines on mail steps.
> Cheers
> Mike
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 10:23:22AM -0500, Rick Sample wrote:
> > 4.6C
> >
> > I have a need to delay a message (SENDTASKDESCRIPTION) until a given date (not seconds).
> > Basically we want to delay a send message at the end of a WF on a given "dynamic" date.
> > Get an effective date from container and pass to a method / background task, whatever to
> > then send the message. I looked at creating a method "WAIT UP TO xxx SECONDS." But I would rather not
> > have to calculate seconds from days and not sure what impact this would have on the system.
> > We are not currently using Deadline monitoring.
> >
> > Any given Demos or examples of this type I can look?
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
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