time event

Time events are specific events that are based on the fact that the time (or age) component for each object is changing continuously. Since time is not an attribute but a data identifying component, time events need to be handled in a specific way. Time events can be defined in terms of time points, cyclic time points or time intervals.

Simple time events allow scheduling tasks for being executed at a certain time. Time events might be combined also with relevant state transitions or object values.