In the time collector setup in Mobile Flow, you control whether starting a new operation automatically stops the one already running. This is governed by a checkmark called Auto Pause on the resource setup.
When Auto Pause is enabled, starting a new operation stops the previous one and posts its registered time automatically. The time rounds up to five-minute intervals based on the setup.
When you remove the Auto Pause checkmark, you can run several operations simultaneously and count time on all of them at once. With this setup you start and stop each operation manually.
The setting is applied to the time collector line at the moment the line is created. To change behaviour on existing lines, you must delete the lines and create new ones.
How Auto Pause controls running operations
The time collector setup includes a checkmark that determines whether starting one operation should stop another. With Auto Pause set to post, only one operation runs at a time.
If you have an operation that has been running for two minutes and ten seconds, the system rounds it up to five minutes according to the setup. When you start a new operation, the running one stops and the five minutes are posted automatically.
Where to find the Auto Pause setting
You find the setting in the Mobile Flow user setup. Open the resource setup, since the configuration is tied to the resource, and locate the time collector setup. The checkmark is called Auto Pause.
Running several operations at the same time
If you remove the Auto Pause checkmark, you can run several operations simultaneously. After creating one operation and starting it, you can start a second operation, and both keep counting time. When you refresh the page, you see time being registered on both.
With this setup the operations no longer stop each other, so you have to start and stop them manually.
Why you need to delete and recreate lines after changing the setup
The Auto Pause functionality is applied when the time collector line is created, not afterwards. Changing the setup does not affect lines that already exist.
To make the new setting take effect, stop the running operation and delete all your existing lines. Then create new operations. The new behaviour applies because the setting is read at the point the line is created.
Q&A
What does the Auto Pause checkmark do in the time collector setup?
It determines whether starting a new operation stops the one already running. When enabled, the previous operation stops and its registered time is posted automatically.
How can I run several operations at the same time in Mobile Flow?
Remove the Auto Pause checkmark in the time collector setup. The operations then no longer stop each other, and you start and stop them manually.
Where do I find the Auto Pause setting?
Go to the Mobile Flow user setup, open the resource setup, and find the time collector setup. The setting is the Auto Pause checkmark.
Why doesn’t my setup change take effect on existing lines?
The setting is applied when each time collector line is created. To apply a changed setup, stop the running operation, delete the existing lines, and create new ones.
How does the time get rounded when an operation stops?
The registered time rounds up to five-minute intervals according to the setup. An operation running for two minutes and ten seconds posts as five minutes.