START_TIMER

Starts a timer defined in the model. If the timer is defined to be recurring at a given interval, the rules defined in the timer will execute at every interval. If it is set as a One-Time timer, it will be executed once after the provided interval.

Usage

START_TIMER(timerName)

Parameters

timerName

String

The name of the timer to start.

Returns

Action

Examples

START_TIMER(‘MyTimer’)

If a timer named ‘MyTimer’ exists, it starts its execution now (and every interval if recurring).

Remarks

  1. If a timer is already started when START_TIMER is called, nothing happens.

  2. If a timer is set to auto-start, there is no need to explicitly call START_TIMER, as the timer will be started when the instance is created.

  3. Note that in the Development Tool, timers are not active and are tested indivually in the Test tab.