When a delay executes within a workflow, activity ceases within the delay’s workflow branch for the duration specified within the delay. While activity remains ceased, the delay’s status is Counting down delay. The workflow remains in a Playing state.
The delay shows in a bubble the amount of time remaining at the most recent refresh of the Interaction Designer.
Following execution of a delay, subsequent activities within the workflow begin. The delay assumes a Completed status after execution.
If a delay is sited downstream from a fulfillment activity that follows an interactive activity, the interactive display of time remaining is not shown – the original delay duration is displayed as a static figure. In such a circumstance, the delay time is applied separately to each group of records targeted by the interactive activity.
Note that a delay will continue to count down even when the workflow within which it is sited is Paused.