Synchronize and Control: The Power of the Wait Plugin

​Let us begin with understanding the Wait plugin and how it benefits our workload automation users.

​The Wait plugin is a valuable addition to HCL Workload Automation, designed to introduce customizable delays into your workflows. This functionality is essential for various scenarios where controlled pauses are necessary to synchronize tasks, avoid overloading systems, or ensure proper data processing.
 
Download the Wait plugin from Automation Hub to enhance your Workload Automation setup.

Perform Wait plugin with Workload Automation

Log in to the Dynamic Workload Console and open the Workload Designer. Choose to create a new job and select “Wait” job type in the Native section. 

General Tab: 
Name: User can provide any name in name field 
​Workstation: You need to choose the workstation

​Action:
In the Action tab specify the duration.  
Duration: The duration of time before the job is executed.

Submitting your job:

It is time to Submit your job to the current plan. You can add your job to the job stream that automates your business process flow. Select the action menu in the top-left corner of the job definition panel and click on Submit Job into Current Plan. A confirmation message is displayed, and you can switch to the Monitoring view to see what is going on. ​

​Monitor Page:
Users can track the jobs in the monitor page.

​If the job completes successfully, the status should be changed to successful.

Job Log Details

Authors Bio

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​Jossef Alabyad - 
Software Engineer at HCL Software
Works as a Plug-in developer in the Workload Automation Plug-in factory team.                            
​Acquired skills on Java, Microservices, Docker.

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​Ernesto Carrabba, Product Manager, HCL Clara, HCL HERO and HCL Workload Automation 
 
Ernesto Carrabba is the Product Manager for HCL Clara, HCL HERO and HCL Workload Automation. Ernesto is a very dynamic product manager with experience in building and launching IoT products, combined with a master's degree in mechanical engineering and study researches on Augmented and Virtual Reality