On Event Timeout

Process Starter

The On Event Timeout process starter specifies a process to execute when a Wait For activity discards an incoming event due to a timeout. A Wait For activity’s event timeout is specified by the Event Timeout field on the Event tab of the activity.

The default behavior for an event timeout is to confirm and then discard the event. You can override the default behavior by creating a process definition using the On Event Timeout process starter.

You can specify an On Event Timeout process definition for a specific event source (that is, a specific Wait For activity). You can specify one or more On Event Timeout process definitions for specific event sources, but you should not create more than one process definition for the same event source. Once a Wait For activity experiences a timeout, that timeout can only apply to one On Event Timeout process definition.

You can also specify that an On Event Timeout process definition applies to any event source that experiences a timeout. If there is no On Event Timeout specified for a particular event source, the process engine calls the On Event Timeout process definition whose Any Event Source field is checked.