Deadline Tab Pages
Use
You can define all the deadlines for this step with the specifications you make on these tab pages. All these entries are optional.
Features
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 dates/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.
Activities
You activate monitoring of the relevant deadline by selecting a reference date/time for the deadline.
If you choose Expression, you must define the reference date/time by specifying expressions for the date and time. Use the F4 input help for entering expressions.
The value referenced using the expression must be of data type D for the date and data type T for the time. If you specify a date but no time, the system sets the time to 00:00:01 (requested and latest start) or 23:59:59 (requested and latest end).
Process the deadline by entering a duration and an appropriate unit. Negative durations should only be used if you define the reference date/time by using an expression.
The reaction to a deadline being reached depends on the type of deadline:
Requested start
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.
Latest end, latest start, requested end
You can either notify someone or model a reaction in the workflow definition for when the deadline is reached.
· Display text (standard escalation)
If you want to notify someone, you must specify a recipient on the tab page Display text. The message text is displayed in the display area. From here you can go directly to the task definition, where you can change the text.
· Modeled
If you want to model your own reaction, enter a name for the new outcome on the tab page Modeled. A reaction branch is added to the workflow definition, which is processed if the deadline is missed.
If a deadline is missed, the original step is not yet completed. The steps following this "missed deadline outcome" do not end the original activity.
For more information, see Modeled Deadline Monitoring or Standard Escalation.