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# Wait For Process

Waits for a specific process.

This activity suspends the execution of the process until a user-specified process starts or stops running.

### Input

* **Wait for process to:**
  * `Start(default)` - Waits for the process to start.
  * `Stop` - Waits for the process to stop.<br>
* **Process Name:** [`String Argument`](/getting-started/rpa-studio/arguments.md#string)![](https://1935494318-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M927xRZSEM57y2sBcm3%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-20e90e25afa096ee0833e242a7763776d12b4591%2Fimage.png?alt=media)\
  Specifies the name of the process to wait for.