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Setting workstep properties : Defining a Timeout in worksteps
 

Defining a Timeout in worksteps

You can use the Timeout feature to indicate the direction of a process workflow after Overdue Actions for the workstep have been executed and the Last Overdue action is completed.
To define a Timeout:
1. Click the Connect Shapes link in the Tasks pane: the three supported Flow types are displayed.
2. Click the Draw time-out flow connectors () icon and connect the workstep that begins the timeout flow to the next workstep in the timeout workflow.
In the example shown in Figure 10, Activity 2 initiates the timeout and Activity 3 is the next step in the Timeout flow. The source workstep of a Timeout Flow is marked with a .
To remove the Timeout Flow, right-click the Timeout Flow link and click Remove.