Pause Node
This is a counter node. It's used to pause the counter.
Unlike the Ignore node (which simply stops the count from increasing), the pause node completely stops the processing of the analytic.
You can use the node to stop the counter and the pivot, which might be useful when you have shutdowns, power interruptions, maintenance or communication issues.
This node is only available in counter modules.
Example
When using this with a Change node, you'll see the following behaviour…
| Changing Value | Pause | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Inputs
Input #1 is a boolean. If this value is zero, the counter works normally. If the input is non-zero, the entire counter is paused.
This means that…
- The 'last' value is frozen - if the value changes between when the 'pause' begins and ends, total timers will add the difference between the old value and the new value.
- The 'pivot' is frozen - if the pivot value temporarily changes during the time the counter was paused, then returns to it's original value before counting resumes, the count will continue without interruption or reset.