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# Timer intermediate event

> A Timer Intermediate Event is an event that is triggered based on a specified time duration or date. It is placed within the flow of a process and serves as a point of interruption and continuation.

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## Configuring a timer intermediate event

| Field      | Validations | Accepted Values                  |
| ---------- | ----------- | -------------------------------- |
| Definition | Mandatory   | ISO 8601 formats (date/duration) |
|            |             | Process param                    |

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### Timer type:

#### Date

* event triggered on a specific date-time
* ISO 8601 format (example: `2019-10-01T12:00:00Z` - UTC time, `2019-10-02T08:09:40+02:00`- UTC plus two hours zone offset)

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#### Duration

Event triggered after x duration after the token reached the timer node (or parent node) (example: `PT6S`).

* Definition:
  * ISO
  * Cron
  * Process param

## General Rules

* A Timer Intermediate Event is triggered based on its duration or date definition.
* When the token enters a Timer Intermediate Event, a scheduler is set, and it waits for the timer event to be triggered.
* After the timer is triggered, the process instance continues.


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