Table of Contents
Creating a workflow with the Pause Node.
To add a Pause Node to your workflow:
- Open the Workflow Management Panel.
- Drag and drop the “Pause Node” from the workflow controls onto your workflow canvas.
- Right-click on the Pause Node and select Properties.
Configuring the Pause Node #
- In the Properties panel, provide the following details:
- Name
- Sample Input Elements
- Timeout Duration
- Timeout Units
Using the Remote URL in Postman #
- Copy the Remote URL displayed in the Pause Node settings.
- Open Postman and paste the URL.
- Replace {{instanceid}} in the URL with your actual Instance ID.
Retrieving the Instance ID #
- Launch the workflow and complete the Start Task.
- Go to the Payload tab on the right-hand side of the source page.
- Copy the WorkflowId from the payload.
- Paste it in place of {{instanceid}} in the Postman URL.
Obtaining the Bearer Token #
- In Postman, under the Authorization tab:
- Set the Type as Bearer Token.
- In your browser, right-click the arrow at the top right corner of the source tab and navigate to Application.
- Locate and copy the Token content.
- Paste the token in the Bearer Token field in Postman.
- Choose “POST” as the request type in Postman.
Under the Body tab: #
- Select raw
- Set the input type to JSON
- Provide the same value as the sample input defined in the Pause Node.
- Click the Send button.
Workflow Continuation Based on Response #
- In the next task, you can map the response key into a Text Field.
- If the workflow receives a response from the Pause Node, the task connected to the “Resumed” output will be triggered.
- If no action is taken within the timeout period, the task connected to “No Action” will be triggered.
- If you don’t need No Action option, disable the Timeout Toggle Button.
Trigger Next Task Manually #
- Once the workflow is launched, navigate to the “My Task” tab.
- In the Action column, click the “Resume” button to manually trigger the next task in the workflow.
