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title: Wait for Child Workflow Block
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/wait-for-child-workflow-block
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:27.285Z
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*Wait for Child Workflow Block Properties*
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The **Wait for Child** workflow block waits for one of the following: a condition specified in the block to become true for a child business object, or for a timer to expire. By default, exit ports for this block allow for separate workflow paths based on these events.
Do not use the **Wait for Child** workflow block with approvals, because approvals have their own wait functionality.
The timeout behavior is as follows:
- If value-based timer (such as duration) is specified by values:
| days | == | null && hours == null && minutes == null, | then infinite timeout or never times out |
| ---- | --- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| days | == | -1 && hours == -1 && minutes == -1, | then infinite timeout or never times out
Negative values are not allowed. If you enter a negative value and try saving, a validation error is displayed with the message - "Timeout values cannot be negative". |
| days | \<= | 0 && hours \<= 0 && minutes \<= 0, | then Immediately times out and timeout exit is used |
| days | > | 0 && hours > 0 && minutes > 0, | then combined value is set as the timeout and exit timeout is used when the time passes. |
:::hint{type="info"}
The maximum number of days allowed is 30, if it exceeds 30, a validation error is displayed.
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- If field-based timer:
| fieldvalue | == | null, | then infinite timeout or never times out |
| ---------- | --- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| fieldvalue | \<= | UtcNow, | then immediately times out and timeout exit used |
| fieldvalue | > | UtcNow, | then combined value is set as the timeout and exit timeout is used when the time passes |
## Exit Ports
You can define additional exit ports under the **Exits Configuration** tab. See [Exits Configuration](docId:2fjNujhoknltFtIrNvqqg).
| Exit Port | Description |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| OK | Continue to the next block. |
| Timed Out | General exit port for a failed integration action. A logical next step is to trigger a notification. |
## Properties
| Property | Description |
| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Title | A unique name for the workflow block. |
| Relationship Name | An available relationship for the child business object. Select from the drop-down list. |
| How many children should satisfy conditions | **All**: All children must satisfy the conditions.
**Any**: Any child can satisfy the conditions.
**At least**: The minimum number of children that must satisfy the conditions. |
| Timeout | |
| Field | The due date is generated relative to the field selected from the drop-down list. |
| Duration | Defines the due date according to the interval defined in the **Days**, **Hrs** (hours), and **Mins** (minutes) fields. |
| Child Conditions | |
| AND / OR | The child filter condition. |
| Field | The operand. Select from the drop-down list. |
| Operator | An additional operator. Select from the drop-down list.
**Equal to**: The value in **Field** matches the value in **Criteria**.
**Not Equal to**: The value in **Field** does not match the value in **Criteria**.
**Begin with**: The value in **Field** starts with the value in **Criteria**.
**Contains**: The value in **Field** contains the string value in **Criteria**.
**Does Not Contain**: The value in **Field** does not contain the string value in **Criteria**.
**Is Empty**: **Field** does not contain any values.
**Is Not Empty**: **Field** contains something (is not empty).
|
| Value | Adds a value. Depending on the child business object, this can be a drop-down list or calendar selection. |
## Actions
| Button | Action |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
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| :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/parib0MC3hVoUNdfQdnac/x0Gj5FGSYrXBu80Fr8i50_delete.png" alt caption size="10" width="19" height="16"} | Removes an expression from the list. |
| Save | Commits your settings. |
| Cancel | Exits without saving. |
## Example
See [Example: Using Task Status with the WaitForChild Workflow Block](docId\:x0DBfoAgdAhk2j6Yo64_Z).
## Troubleshooting
See [Troubleshooting the WaitForChild Workflow Block](docId\:ZvJO99866Od10KN03k_oS).