{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":5279,"path":"conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/va-pause.md","title":"Pause utility","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Pause utility\n\nUse the Pause utility to create a temporary halt in your Virtual Agent conversations.\n\n## Pause utility properties\n\nSpecify the flow action properties for the node that you want to create.\n\n<table id=\"action-utility-properties-sheet-table\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nProperty\n\n</th><th>\n\nDescription\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nNode name\n\n</td><td>\n\nName of the Pause node.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td class=\"sub-head\" colspan=\"2\">\n\nInput mapping\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nSeconds\n\n</td><td>\n\nDuration of pause. **Note:** Any duration value greater than the maximum defined in the system reverts to the maximum, or 60 seconds if not defined.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td class=\"sub-head\" colspan=\"2\">\n\nAdvanced\n\n</td></tr><tr><td class=\"sub-head\" colspan=\"2\">\n\nHide this node\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nConditionally show this node if\n\n</td><td>\n\nNo-code condition statement or low-code script that specifies a condition for presenting this node in the conversation. The condition must evaluate to true.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>## Example Pause utility\n\n\\[Omitted image \"flow-designer-pause-properties.png\"\\] Alt text: Pause utility properties.\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Assistant Designer utilities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/va-utilities.md)\n\n"}}