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Wait Dialog - Open

Description

The Wait Dialog - Open action displays a wait dialog that is used to indicate the progress of a long running process.

The Wait Dialog - Open action must be paired with a Wait Dialog - Close action.

Procedure

  1. Enter a name for the wait dialog in the Identifier field.

  2. Enter a Title for the dialog box.

  3. Select a Type for the dialog box, which can be:

    • "Repeating" - a bar that travels from left to right, and then repeats

    • "Bounce" - a bar that travels from left to right, then right to left, and then repeats

    • "Percent" - a progression from 0 to 100%

    • "Message" - no progress indicator

  4. Enter a number in Message Lines. The first line is above the progress indicator, and the remaining lines are below the indicator. Set to 0 for no messages.

  5. Optionally, enter a message to the user in the Top Message field.

  6. Optionally, if the number of message lines is greater than 1, enter a message to the user in the Bottom Message field.

  7. Optionally, click Preview and Close Preview to see how the dialog will appear.

  8. Click Next >.

  9. Optionally, enter a comment that describes the action.

  10. Click Finish.

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