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Overtime behavior specifies how the activity behaves if resources or the activity go out of schedule while the transaction is being processed.
Example: Overtime behavior - Suspend
A tax preparation service is available from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm, with a half-hour break in the afternoon. The morning shift works from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm and the afternoon shift works from 3:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The morning shift leaves at 2:30, so no work happens between 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm because resources are out of schedule. The next shift picks up until 8:30 pm, but work stops for the night because the activity is out of schedule.
Example: Overtime behavior - Don’t Start
The doctors in a community hospital perform a four-hour operation. The surgery room is available only between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. If an operation is not started before noon, or the doctors are delayed by other activities that make them unavailable, the patient must wait until 7:00 am the next day.
Example: Overtime behavior - OK If Started
Customers leave their cars at a repair shop and return after 6:00 pm to pick them up. The mechanics work from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm., but they can work overtime to complete a repair that takes longer than expected.
Example: Overtime behavior - Always OK
When an alarm goes off at a power substation, the emergency workers are always authorized to work overtime to locate the problem.
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