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# Wait For Condition activity

# Wait For Condition activity {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated January 30, 2025  
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## Summary of Wait For Condition activity

The Wait For Condition activity in ServiceNow playbooks allows you to pause the playbook execution until a specified record meets defined field value conditions.
This ensures that subsequent playbook actions only proceed when certain criteria are satisfied, enabling precise control over workflow progression.
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This activity is available as a common activity and can be added by users with admin, playbook.admin, or pdauthor roles.

## Configuration Inputs

To configure the Wait For Condition activity, you set these key inputs via the activity properties panel:

* **Label:** A title displayed on the activity and playbook card for identification.
* **Description:** Information about the activity's purpose or expected outcome.
* **Run condition:** Conditions defined using prior activity data that determine when this activity or its stage should run.
* **Start Rule:** Defines when the stage or activity begins. Options include starting immediately when the process or stage starts, or after specific preceding stages or activities complete.
* **Start with delay:** Optionally delay the start of the activity or stage by a specified duration.
* **Record Reference:** The specific record to monitor for field value changes.
* **Table:** The table containing the record to watch.
* **Conditions Template Value:** Criteria that the record must meet to allow the playbook to continue.

## Advanced Configuration

Additional optional inputs can be enabled for enhanced control:

* **Enable timeout:** Allows the activity to time out if conditions are not met within a specified duration.
* **Duration:** The amount of time to wait before timing out (used with Enable timeout).
* **Schedule:** Defines the schedule context used to calculate the timeout duration.

## Outputs and Usage

This activity does not produce outputs but serves as a control point to pause playbook execution until conditions are met or timeout occurs. It is essential for orchestrating conditional waits within playbooks, improving workflow reliability and timing control.  
Pause the playbook until a record has field values that match a set of
conditions.

## Roles and availability {#wait-for-condition-activity__section_pwq_rb5_kcb}

* This activity is available as a common activity. Users with the admin, playbook.admin, or pd_author can add this activity to a playbook.
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## Inputs {#wait-for-condition-activity__section_yb4_zq3_plb}

Open the activity properties panel and configure your activity to add values for the following inputs. If the input value varies, use the pill-picker to show where to get the value. To learn more about the pill-picker, see [Dot-walking examples](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dot-walking-examples&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-platform-user-interface&ft:locale=en-US). {#wait-for-condition-activity__table_ajt_sr3_plb__entry__3}

| Input | Type | Description |
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| Label | String | Title to display as activity and playbook card. |
| Description | String | Information to display about activity usage or outcome. |
| Run condition | Condition Builder | Conditions that must be met to run an activity or stage. You can use data from prior activities to build conditions. Note: Show additional options to see this field. |
| Start Rule | Choice | Under ScheduleStart Rule, select a start rule for when your stage should start running: * When process starts: Your stage starts running as soon as the playbook starts. * After specific stages: Your stage starts running after specified stage(s) have finished running. {#wait-for-condition-activity__ul_f4z_nq1_ppb}Under Schedule \> Start Rule, select a start rule for when your activity should start running: <!-- --> * When stage starts: Your activity starts running as soon as its stage starts running. Your stage starts running when your playbook is triggered. * After specific activities: Your activity starts running after specified activities have finished running. {#wait-for-condition-activity__ul_zzc_3ls_m1c} |
| Start with delay | True/False | Option to wait for a duration of time before running an activity or stage. When enabled, this input displays the [Start with delay input properties](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ZO5_TxRewwK7XqnX5otC7A "Specify a duration of time to wait before running an activity or a stage whose start rule and conditions have been met. Give users time to act during automated playbooks. Give users time to wait for a specific date and time to complete actions."). Note: Show additional options to see this field. |
| Record | Reference | Reference to the record that pauses the playbook until conditions match. |
| Table | Table Name | Table containing the record to update. |
| Conditions | Template Value | Criteria that a record must meet for the playbook to continue. |
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## Advanced inputs {#wait-for-condition-activity__section_bgh_1r3_plb}

After configuring the required inputs for your activity, you can also choose to configure additional inputs. In the side panel, select Show additional options to display these advanced inputs. For more information, see [Activity experience](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r014Lhz_11xoMRZZRHOzcA#activity-definitions__activity-experience). {#wait-for-condition-activity__table_cjj_sr3_plb__entry__3}

| Input | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| Enable timeout | Choice | Option to time out the Wait for Condition activity if the conditions aren't met after a specified Duration. |
| Duration | Date/Time | Amount of time to wait before the activity times out and its state is set to Skipped. This input requires setting the Enable timeout input. |
| Schedule | Choice | Schedule used to compute duration values. This input requires setting the Enable timeout input. |
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## Outputs {#wait-for-condition-activity__section_unx_fr3_plb}

The Wait for Condition activity has no outputs.

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