Greetings:
In BPMN there is the option to use a time event for example to wait until 3pm each day to perform an activity. How can I do the same in EPC, it is OK to create an event (3PM) and then use an AND rule to create the condition?
Thanks in advance!!!!!!!
Hi Holger,
I've used timed events in two ways.
1. Frequency - This event is used when something happens every day\month\year. E.g. the commencement of month end closing process in finance happens at the end of each month. So I use the event and name it is as "end of month"and then link that to the function. It doesn't necessarily start as a specific time, but it is based on frequency. Filling out daily\weekly timesheet can be another example.
2. Time - If a process starts at a specified time, as in your case, you can use 3PM. Or you can describe the event in an abstract manner, say "batch job triggered" and the in the description of the event type in some text saying the batch job kicks off at 3AM each day.
Hope it helps.
Cheers
Ganesh