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- ST-NMG-001 - Variables Naming Convention
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To exemplify how you can best use the Delay activity, let's create an automation that writes two messages to the Output panel, with a delay of 20 seconds between them.
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Create a new flowchart.
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Add a Write Line activity and connect it to the Start node.
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Select the activity, and in the Text field, type "This is the start time."
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Add a Delay activity and connect it to the previously added activity.
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Select the activity, and in the Properties panel, in the Duration field, type 00:00:20. This is the 20 seconds delay that is going to be between the two logged messages.
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Add another Write Line activity and connect it to the previously added activity.
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In the Text field, type "Message delayed by 20 seconds.".
The final project should look as in the following screenshot.
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Press F5. The automation is executed. Note that, in the Output panel, the two messages added in the Write Line activities are written twenty seconds apart.