Wait For Process To End

Waits for a specified process to exit before proceeding. This can be useful in scenarios where you need to ensure that a particular application or service has completed its tasks before moving on to the next step in your workflow.

Parameters

Process Name

Required

Name of the process to wait for (e.g., chrome.exe).

Timeout

Required — Default: 60

Maximum time to wait for the process to exit (in seconds).

Check Interval

Required — Default: 10

Interval in seconds between checks for process status.

Details

• Category: System
• Brick ID: System-Wait-For-Process-To-End

Raw JSON definition

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