The delay activity will hold the token for a certain length of time. You can use a fixed time or you can create the delay time dynamically using a label value on a token, a statistical distribution, etc. NOTE:
A delay time of 0 is similar to sending a delayed message in 0 time. Doing so will create an event in 0 time before releasing the token. This can allow you to breakup certain operations to ensure that things are happening in an approriate order. This is like taking a breath before moving on. It may be difficult to know when this is needed,but if something in your model is not behaving properly, adding a 'Breathe' can potentially solve issues.
Connectors
The delay activity only allows one connector out. See Adding and Connecting Activities for more information.
Properties
The following image shows properties for the delay activity:
Each of these properties will be explained in the following sections.
- Name You can change the name of the activity using the Name box. See Name for more information about this property.
- Font The Font button
opens a window to edit the activity's background color and font properties. See Font for more information about this property. - Statistics The Statistics button
opens the activity's statistics window. See Statistics for more information about this property. - delay TimeThe delay Time defines the amount of time that the token will be delayed.
