Keep a process starting with a timer running

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Hi
I have a workflow where the first activity is an email listener. To keep the listener running continuously, i have attached a timer in the start event ,so that it triggers every 5 seconds. But i cant see the timer working. I can start the workflow by using “start process” , but it just runs once and then stops.

Is there any way to make it keep running?.
Thanks.

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Hi,
could you please upload you BPMN file?
The Timer start event has to be repeating.
Regards,
Lukas

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test-bpmn-6.bpmn (7.3 KB)

Uploading my bpmn. Time type has been set as cycle.

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Hi,
thank you for you bpmn diagram.
The problem is in your timer definition, if you want to set repeating / cycling timer for every 5s, you have to set the timer definition to: R/PT5S. I am more familiar with this timer format. The format that you used is a cron format.
Here is a sample diagram:repeatingTimerProcess.bpmn (3.5 KB)
and also a pic:
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Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Lukas

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Thank you so much. It worked !! :slight_smile:

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