Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite Using the BPEL Process Service Component Using Events and Timeouts in BPEL Processes Setting an Expiration Time with a Wait Activity How to Create a Wait Activity How to Create a Wait Activity To create a wait activity: In the Components window, expand BPEL Constructs. Drag a Wait activity into the designer. Double-click the Wait activity to display the Wait dialog. In the For section, enter the amount of time for which to wait. In the Until section, select the deadline for which to wait, as shown in Figure 15-8. Figure 15-8 Wait DialogDescription of "Figure 15-8 Wait Dialog"