You can define all the deadlines for this step with the specifications you make on these tab pages. All these entries are optional.

You can set the following deadlines on the corresponding tab pages:

You can define reactions to a missed deadline for the last three deadline types. The system offers the following possible reactions:

• Notification
• Free modeling

Activated deadlines are marked with in the tab page index.

You define deadlines with respect to a reference date/time. The system offers the following reference date/times:

• The creation date/time of the work item.
• The creation date/time of the workflow to which the monitored work item belongs.
• A date in the form of an expression, which is derived from the context of the application during execution of the workflow.

You activate monitoring of the relevant deadline by selecting a reference date/time for the deadline.

Process the deadline by entering a duration and an appropriate unit. Negative durations should only be used if you define the reference date/time via an expression.

The reaction to a deadline being reached depends on the type of deadline:

If the work item is created before the requested start, it is assigned the status waiting. When the requested start is reached, the system sets the work item to status ready. If the work item is created after the requested start, it is assigned the status ready immediately.

You can either notify someone or model a reaction in the workflow definition for when the deadline is reached.

• Display text (standard escalation)

• Modeled