Is there a way to Delay a process in the workflow?

OL Connect Professional Workflow
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Hi PlannetPress workflow geeks,

Hope you are all doing well.

Is there a way to delay a workflow process? Any solution is okay could be via a script of something withing the workflow.

Why I need this is beacuse to send some emails via the “Create Email Content” plugin that is available on the PP connect workflow. For example, send 200 emails then delay for x number of minutes then continue sending another batch of 200 emails? My requirements is a little niche but thought if someone out there has a similar kind of issue that I have.

Many thanks for your time and help in advance.

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You could split your incoming data into chunk of 200 “record” (assuming that 1 record produce 1 email) and then add the sleep plugin.
So the split will act as a loop. After the Create Email Content, you add the sleep plugin.

  • Data capture
  • Splitter (see choices of splitter in the Data splitters tab of Workflow plug-in bar
  • Datamapper (if you use one)
  • Create Email content
  • Sleep plugin
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Hi @hamelj,

Thanks for the quick response, I’m not so sure how to install the sleep plugin in the workflow. Could you help in this?

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Extract the .dll on your Desktop
In Workflow, go to the lower right-corner of the Plug-in bar tab
Click on the >> icon and select Import Plug-in.

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Then the plugin will be available from the tab ?

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… or, if you are comfortable with scripting, use the Watch.Sleep() function in a script task. :wink:

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Thanks all for your help. @hamelj (now I know why that double arrow icon is for :thinking:.). @fortiny , will try both ways and see what suites my current requirements.

Again thanks for your help.:heart: