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Version: SaaS

Wait for Email

Activity Description​

Pauses the workflow until an email is received.

note

This activity must be followed by an If-Else Activity in which a custom condition refers to the received email.

Settings​

  • Default Time Format/Use Variable– Determines whether to use a constant time value or a variable. Default Time Format uses the timeout listed in the activity; by default this is one minute for most activities.
  • Time Interval – If you elected to use a variable time value, set the time unit that the variable represents.
  • Time – The name of the variable holding a numeric value.

The following image depicts a typical WaitForEmail activity flow:

WaitForEmail.png

The following image displays a condition used within an If-Else Activity used within a typical Wait for Email Activity flow:

ConditionServiceIsDown.png

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To refer to the incoming email information, use the following syntax:

%waitForEmail1.body%

%waitForEmail1.source%

%waitForEmail1.subject%

%waitForEmail1.username%

%waitForEmail1.userfullname%