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From the Automation Center navigation pane, click Other > Virtual Resources. The Virtual Resources list displays.

Click the New button to display an empty Virtual Resource Details and enter the following values:

• Resource Name = Resource A
• Resource Limit = 5

Click the Save button.
 

Update the Timer1, Timer2, and Timer3 tasks that you created in the Creating a Simple Workflow tutorial.
 
For Timer1:

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<li> Change <b>Time in Seconds</b> to 60.
<li> Click the Virtual Resources tab to display the Virtual Resources list for Timer1:
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<li> Click the <b>Edit</b> button, add <b>Resource A</b> to the Virtual Resources list, and click <b>Save</b>.
<li> Click the Details icon for Resource A to display its Task Virtual Resource Details. 

 
<li> Change the <b>Amount</b> (number of resource units required from the virtual resource) from 1 to 4 and click the <b>Update</b> button.
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For Timer2:

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<li> Change <b>Time in Seconds</b> to 30.
<li> Add Resource A and change the <b>Amount</b> to 4.
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For Timer3:

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<li> Change <b>Time in Seconds</b> to 20.
<li> Add Resource A and keep the <b>Amount</b> at 1.
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Open Resource A and click the Tasks tab to see that Timer1, Timer2, and Timer3 are listed.
 

Create a Time Trigger called Trigger A, and select Task1, Task2, and Task 3 in the Task(s) field, and enter a Time three minutes from the current time.

Click the Save button, right-click Trigger A on the Triggers list, and click Enable.

When the trigger is satisfied, only Timer1 or Timer 2 will run, along with Timer3. When Timer1 or Timer 2 finishes, the other will run run. Display the Activity Monitor and note that Timer1 or Timer 2 is waiting in Resource Wait status.
 

In the Virtual Resource Details, click the Currently In Use By tab and observe which tasks are running on this virtual resource. Note that this display does not automatically refresh.