Start Next Schedule Thread

Tells the scheduler to start the next thread of this schedule run. A schedule run is made up of one or more schedule threads, and normally the scheduler paces them itself, starting each one a set time after the last. Where a fixed pacing time does not suit, event driven pacing lets the schedule decide instead, using this step. That allows labware to be brought out of storage just as locations become free, which makes system operation far more consistent.

Start Next Schedule Thread Tells the scheduler to start the next thread of this schedule run. A schedule run is made up of one or more schedule threads, and normally the scheduler paces them itself, starting each one a set time after the last. Where a fixed pacing time does not suit, event driven pacing lets the schedule decide instead, using this step. That allows labware to be brought out of storage just as locations become free, which makes system operation far more consistent.

Parameter	Type	Description
Delay	TimeSpan	How long to wait before the next schedule thread is started.
Notes	string	Free-text note kept with this step. It appears on the step in the schedule editor and in the event log, and has no effect on what the step does. Use it to record why the step is here.
Enabled	bool	Whether this step runs. Clearing it leaves the step in the schedule, in place and still configured, but skips it at run time.

✱ Mandatory parameter