# intermediateCatchEvent is not working in flowable

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**Created:** [November 28, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/intermediatecatchevent-is-not-working-in-flowable/1262 "2017-11-28T11:35:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![rasmikanta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rasmikanta](https://forum.flowable.org/u/rasmikanta)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/intermediatecatchevent-is-not-working-in-flowable/1262/1 "2017-11-28T11:35:36Z")

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IntermediateCatchEvent is not working in flowable after specifying a particular time.  
Below is the flowable bpmn code snippet

\<intermediateCatchEvent id=“firstEmailTimer” name=“TimerCatchEvent”\>  
\<timerEventDefinition\>  
\<timeDate\>2017-11-27T09:04:35\</timeDate\>  
\</timerEventDefinition\>  
\</intermediateCatchEvent\>

After this the flow is not going forward. But without this, the flow is working.

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**Author:** ![tijs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@tijs](https://forum.flowable.org/u/tijs)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/intermediatecatchevent-is-not-working-in-flowable/1262/2 "2017-11-28T11:56:47Z")

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Hi,

I’m confused. What is not working? If you use a timer catch event, the process instance will wait until the timer needs to be executed. How are you running the Flowable Engine? Can you share your configuration?

Best regards,

Tijs

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**Author:** ![rasmikanta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rasmikanta](https://forum.flowable.org/u/rasmikanta)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/intermediatecatchevent-is-not-working-in-flowable/1262/3 "2017-11-28T12:20:14Z")

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Config File

\<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“UTF-8”?\>  
\<beans xmlns="[http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans](http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans)"  
xmlns:context="[http://www.springframework.org/schema/context](http://www.springframework.org/schema/context)"  
xmlns:tx="[http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx](http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx)"  
xmlns:xsi="[http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance)"  
xsi:schemaLocation=“[http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans](http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans)  
[http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd](http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd)  
[http://www.springframework.org/schema/context](http://www.springframework.org/schema/context)  
[http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-2.5.xsd](http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-2.5.xsd)  
[http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx](http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx)  
[http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.0.xsd](http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.0.xsd)”\>

```
<context:component-scan base-package="com.act.flow" />
<context:annotation-config />
<tx:annotation-driven transaction-manager="transactionManager"/>

<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver">
	<property name="prefix" value="/jsp/"/>
	<property name="suffix" value=".jsp" />
</bean>

<bean id="jdbcTemplate" class="org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate">
	<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
</bean>
<bean id="dataSource"
	class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.SimpleDriverDataSource">
	<property name="driverClass" value="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" />
	<property name="url" value="jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/act_flow" />
	<property name="username" value="root" />
	<property name="password" value="root" />
</bean>

<bean id="transactionManager"
	class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager">
	<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
</bean>

<bean id="processEngineConfiguration" class="org.activiti.spring.SpringProcessEngineConfiguration">
	<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
	<property name="transactionManager" ref="transactionManager" />
	<property name="databaseSchemaUpdate" value="true" />
	<property name="asyncExecutorActivate" value="false" />
       <property name="deploymentResources" value="classpath*:processes/*.bpmn20.xml" /> 
	<property name="flowable5CompatibilityEnabled" value="true" />
	<property name="flowable5CompatibilityHandlerFactory" ref="flowable5CompabilityFactory" />
</bean>

<bean id="processEngine" class="org.activiti.spring.ProcessEngineFactoryBean">
	<property name="processEngineConfiguration" ref="processEngineConfiguration" />
</bean>

<bean id="repositoryService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getRepositoryService" />
<bean id="runtimeService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getRuntimeService" />
<bean id="taskService" factory-bean="processEngine"	factory-method="getTaskService" />
<bean id="historyService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getHistoryService" />
<bean id="managementService" factory-bean="processEngine" factory-method="getManagementService" />

<bean id="flowable5CompabilityFactory" class="org.activiti.compatibility.spring.SpringFlowable5CompatibilityHandlerFactory" />

```

BPMN flow diagram

\<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“UTF-8”?\>  
\<definitions xmlns="[http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL](http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL)"  
xmlns:xsi="[http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance)"  
xmlns:xsd="[http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema)"  
xmlns:bpmndi="[http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI](http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI)"  
xmlns:omgdc="[http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC](http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC)"  
xmlns:omgdi="[http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI](http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI)"  
xmlns:flowable="[http://flowable.org/bpmn](http://flowable.org/bpmn)"  
typeLanguage="[http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema)"  
expressionLanguage="[http://www.w3.org/1999/XPath](http://www.w3.org/1999/XPath)"  
targetNamespace=“[http://www.flowable.org/processdef](http://www.flowable.org/processdef)”\>

\<process id=“emailProcess” name=“emailProcess” isExecutable=“true”\>  
\<subProcess id=“emailsubprocessFlowable” name=“Email Sub Process”\>  
\<startEvent id=“startevent1” name=“Start”\>\</startEvent\>  
\<sequenceFlow id=“flow1” sourceRef=“startevent1” targetRef=“inactiveEmailServiceTask”\>\</sequenceFlow\>  
\<serviceTask id=“inactiveEmailServiceTask” name=“Introduction” flowable:delegateExpression="${emailServiceTask}"\>\</serviceTask\>  
\<sequenceFlow id=“flow56” sourceRef=“inactiveEmailServiceTask” targetRef=“firstEmailTimer”\>\</sequenceFlow\>  
\<serviceTask id=“servicetask1” name=“Lead Status Check” flowable:delegateExpression="${statusCheckServiceTask}"\>\</serviceTask\>  
\<sequenceFlow id=“flow22” sourceRef=“servicetask1” targetRef=“exclusivegateway1”\>\</sequenceFlow\>  
\<intermediateCatchEvent id=“firstEmailTimer” name=“TimerCatchEvent”\>  
\<timerEventDefinition\>  
\<timeDate\>${startDateTime}\</timeDate\>  
\</timerEventDefinition\>  
\</intermediateCatchEvent\>  
\<sequenceFlow id=“flow57” sourceRef=“firstEmailTimer” targetRef=“servicetask1”\>\</sequenceFlow\>  
\</subProcess\>  
\<startEvent id=“startevent2” name=“Start”\>\</startEvent\>  
\<sequenceFlow id=“flow73” sourceRef=“startevent2” targetRef=“emailsubprocessFlowable”\>\</sequenceFlow\>  
\<boundaryEvent id=“boundaryerror1” name=“emailBoundaryError” attachedToRef=“emailsubprocessFlowable”\>  
\<errorEventDefinition errorRef=“followup.email.error”\>\</errorEventDefinition\>  
\</boundaryEvent\>  
\<endEvent id=“endevent2” name=“End”\>\</endEvent\>  
\<serviceTask id=“emailErrorHandlerServiceTask” name=“email error task” flowable:delegateExpression="${emailErrorHandlerServiceTask}"\>\</serviceTask\>  
\<sequenceFlow id=“flow76” sourceRef=“boundaryerror1” targetRef=“emailErrorHandlerServiceTask”\>\</sequenceFlow\>  
\<sequenceFlow id=“flow77” sourceRef=“emailErrorHandlerServiceTask” targetRef=“endevent2”\>\</sequenceFlow\>  
\<dataObject id=“EMAIL\_TEMPLATE” name=“EMAIL\_TEMPLATE” itemSubjectRef=“xsd:string”\>  
\<extensionElements\>  
\<flowable:value\>EMAIL\_INTRODUCTION\</flowable:value\>  
\</extensionElements\>  
\</dataObject\>  
\</process\>  
\</definitions\>

Maven Dependency

\<dependency\>  
\<groupId\>org.flowable\</groupId\>  
\<artifactId\>flowable-spring-boot-starter-basic\</artifactId\>  
\<version\>${flowable.version}\</version\>  
\</dependency\>  
\<dependency\>  
\<groupId\>org.flowable\</groupId\>  
\<artifactId\>flowable5-spring\</artifactId\>  
\<version\>6.2.0\</version\>  
\</dependency\>  
\<dependency\>  
\<groupId\>org.flowable\</groupId\>  
\<artifactId\>flowable5-spring-compatibility\</artifactId\>  
\<version\>6.2.0\</version\>  
\</dependency\>

While running the bpmn, it is stopped at the timer(intermediatecachevent) and not going further even if the time that I have given to run expired. If I am removing timer, it is running smoothly.

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**Author:** ![ajaythk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@ajaythk](https://forum.flowable.org/u/ajaythk)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/intermediatecatchevent-is-not-working-in-flowable/1262/5 "2018-03-28T07:46:28Z")

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I am having the same issue. Execution is not proceeding to next step if I put intermediate timer event with some delay. If I remove this it is working fine. Please help. Below id my config

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><definitions xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:activiti="http://activiti.org/bpmn" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:omgdc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:omgdi="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI" typeLanguage="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" expressionLanguage="http://www.w3.org/1999/XPath" targetNamespace="http://www.activiti.org/test">
  <process id="myProcess" name="My process" isExecutable="true">
    <serviceTask id="servicetask1" name="task1" activiti:class="com.hk.giganet.workflow.TestNotification"></serviceTask>
    <serviceTask id="servicetask2" name="task2" activiti:class="com.hk.giganet.workflow.TestNotification2"></serviceTask>
    <endEvent id="endevent1" name="End"></endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow2" sourceRef="servicetask2" targetRef="endevent1"></sequenceFlow>
    <startEvent id="startevent1" name="Start"></startEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow4" sourceRef="startevent1" targetRef="servicetask1"></sequenceFlow>
    <intermediateCatchEvent id="timerintermediatecatchevent1" name="TimerCatchEvent">
      <timerEventDefinition>
        <timeDuration>PT10S</timeDuration>
      </timerEventDefinition>
    </intermediateCatchEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow5" sourceRef="servicetask1" targetRef="timerintermediatecatchevent1"></sequenceFlow>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow6" sourceRef="timerintermediatecatchevent1" targetRef="servicetask2"></sequenceFlow>
  </process>
  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_myProcess">
    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane bpmnElement="myProcess" id="BPMNPlane_myProcess">
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="servicetask1" id="BPMNShape_servicetask1">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="55.0" width="105.0" x="565.0" y="261.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="servicetask2" id="BPMNShape_servicetask2">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="55.0" width="105.0" x="565.0" y="470.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="endevent1" id="BPMNShape_endevent1">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="35.0" width="35.0" x="820.0" y="480.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="startevent1" id="BPMNShape_startevent1">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="35.0" width="35.0" x="560.0" y="120.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNShape bpmnElement="timerintermediatecatchevent1" id="BPMNShape_timerintermediatecatchevent1">
        <omgdc:Bounds height="35.0" width="35.0" x="680.0" y="390.0"></omgdc:Bounds>
      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="flow2" id="BPMNEdge_flow2">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="670.0" y="497.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
        <omgdi:waypoint x="820.0" y="497.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="flow4" id="BPMNEdge_flow4">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="577.0" y="155.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
        <omgdi:waypoint x="617.0" y="261.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="flow5" id="BPMNEdge_flow5">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="617.0" y="316.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
        <omgdi:waypoint x="697.0" y="390.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge bpmnElement="flow6" id="BPMNEdge_flow6">
        <omgdi:waypoint x="697.0" y="425.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
        <omgdi:waypoint x="617.0" y="470.0"></omgdi:waypoint>
      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
</definitions>
```