Delay Workflow

Delay Plugin for pausing the workflow

Overview

Name	Wert
Identifier	intranda_step_delay
Repository	https://github.com/intranda/goobi-plugin-step-delay
Licence	GPL 2.0 or newer
Last change	07.09.2024 08:09:17

Introduction

This documentation explains the plugin that allows a workflow to be paused for a certain period of time.

Installation

To be able to use the plugin, the following files must be installed:

/opt/digiverso/goobi/plugins/step/plugin-step-delay-base.jar
/opt/digiverso/goobi/config/plugin_intranda_delay_configurable.xml

After installing the plugin, it can be selected within the workflow for the respective steps and will be executed automatically.

To use the plugin, it must be selected in a workflow step:

Configuration of the workflow step for using the plugin

Overview and functionality

This plugin pauses the workflow for as long as specified in the configuration file. Once the configured time has been reached, the relevant workflow step is automatically closed and the workflow continues.

Configuration

The plugin is configured in the file plugin_intranda_delay_configurable.xml as shown here:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config_plugin>
    <!--
        order of configuration is:
          1.) project name and step name matches
          2.) step name matches and project is *
          3.) project name matches and step name is *
          4.) project name and step name are *
	-->
    
    <config>
        <!-- which projects to use for (can be more then one, otherwise use *) -->
        <project>*</project>
        <step>*</step>
        
        <!-- Delay in days -->
        <delayInDays>3</delayInDays>
    </config>

</config_plugin>

General parameters

The <config> block can occur repeatedly for different projects or work steps in order to be able to perform different actions within different workflows. The other parameters within this configuration file have the following meanings:

Parameter	Explanation
project	This parameter defines which project the current block <config> should apply to. The name of the project is used here. This parameter can occur several times per <config> block.
step	This parameter controls which work steps the <config> block should apply to. The name of the work step is used here. This parameter can occur several times per <config> block.

Further parameters

In addition to these general parameters, the following parameters are available for further configuration:

Parameter	Explanation
delayInDays	Pause the workflow for the specified days.