Wait for Service

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Wait for Service Action pauses your automated workflow until the specified condition is reached. It can wait for status changes on Windows services, Kernel drivers, and Windows File System drivers.

Wait	Details
Service	Select a service to wait for its status changes. Choose it from the list, or type a service name, or use a variable. Kernel and filesystem drivers are also supported: Simple · a list of all installed services, including kernel and filesystem drivers. The list is split into 4 parts and sorted by service display name in the alphabetic order: normal services, "hexadecimal" services, kernel drivers, and file system drivers. Dynamic · provide a service name or display name (usually from a file or dynamic variable).
Service info	Shows the current status of a service, for example: The service "MSSQLSERVER" is currently running. The "Cryptographic Service" is currently stopped. The tooltip displays extended service information in real-time.
Condition	Select the desired status to wait for: is not installed is installed is running is not running is paused is not paused is stopped is not stopped is disabled
Variable Wizard	Use dynamic data input—substitute a parameter from a file, web, connected Trigger, other Actions, date and time presets, etc.

Interconnect

• Dynamic variables & Events of the Wait for Service. Retrieve the Windows service name. Log information events to indicate the Action is awaiting a service or a timeout has occurred. Record failure events to show errors during the wait for a service or when a timeout ends with a user-defined error condition.

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