How to show waiting or holding state in flow chart?

[Dr Arcane]

How can one show a holding state or waiting state in a flow chart? I am
trying to illustrate that the polling of a decision point may have to be made
several times before you achieve conditions to proceed? I prefer to avoid
simple looping through the symbol because I want to emphasize that a holding
state is generated prior to trying the decision again.

Thanks

 

[Paul Herber]

How can one show a holding state or waiting state in a flow chart? I am
trying to illustrate that the polling of a decision point may have to be made
several times before you achieve conditions to proceed? I prefer to avoid
simple looping through the symbol because I want to emphasize that a holding
state is generated prior to trying the decision again.

Start a timer and wait for the timer to timeout before executing the
poll.

Re-reading your question I'm guessing that this isn't a software
flowchart. Similar idea though.

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Perhaps something like this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BPMN-CollectVotes.jpg

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Mark Nelson
Office Graphics - Visio
Microsoft Corporation

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