K2 Workflow and Task - Sleep a task

Use the K2 Workflow and Task - Sleep a task action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process. to pause or suspend a task for a period of time. By sleeping a task, you allocate the task to yourself to work on later. While a task is sleeping, it is not available in your task list. If you want to work on the task before the end of the period, you can use the K2 Workflow and Task - Wake a task action to change the status of the task. For more information about sleeping a task, see Using the K2 Worklist.

For more information about the K2 Workflow and Task connector, go to K2 Workflow and Task.

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Configure the K2 Workflow and Task - Sleep a task action

  1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

  2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.

  1. Type the Serial number of the task.

  2. Select the sleeping period.

K2 Workflow and Task - Sleep a task action fields and settings

Field

Description

Variable types

Connection Credentials and other settings that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

The K2 Workflow and Task connection to use to sleep the task.

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(n/a)
Serial number The unique identifier for the K2 Workflow and Task task that you want to sleep.
You can use the output object of a K2 Workflow and Task - Get tasks action to retrieve the serial number. 
Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
Sleep until/Sleep for Indicates if you want to sleep the task for an amount of seconds or until a specific date and time. (n/a)
Sleep until a date and time Indicates the period (date and time) the task must sleep. The task will automatically wake and be available to work on after this period. Text, DateTime, Integer
Sleep for amount of seconds The amount of time you want to sleep the task, specified in seconds. The task will automatically wake and be available to work on after this period. Integer