# What input is poossible in the action card timer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [December 9, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-input-is-poossible-in-the-action-card-timer/5163 "2018-12-09T12:22:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/m_a_r_c_o/32/146_2.png) [@M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://community.homey.app/u/M_a_r_c_o)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-input-is-poossible-in-the-action-card-timer/5163/1 "2018-12-09T12:22:50Z")
![2018-12-09_13-07-28](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/b/bb1c08f65c5ec41ebf2f7c72394e9fdfe57e6303.png) In the action card is a timer, normally I use it for delaying actions in seconds or minuts. I recently found out that it is also possible to add a time range to let it choose random a number in the given range. By adding _number dash number_ (2-13). ![2018-12-09_13-21-00](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/8/8fa8ead7867d0ea700650904b9d7f1b673e116fc.png) What other possibilities are there with this timer? Athom help center leaves me in the dark. ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-input-is-poossible-in-the-action-card-timer/5163/2 "2018-12-09T15:09:44Z")
> [@M\_a\_r\_c\_o](#): > > What other possibilities are there with this timer? Is there anything u miss in there? ---
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 5:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-input-is-poossible-in-the-action-card-timer/5163/3 "2018-12-10T05:45:23Z")
The knowledge bases specifically mentions this feature … you should check it out lots of cool things in there [https://support.athom.com/hc/en-us](https://support.athom.com/hc/en-us) ---
**Author:** ![M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/m_a_r_c_o/32/146_2.png) [@M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://community.homey.app/u/M_a_r_c_o)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-input-is-poossible-in-the-action-card-timer/5163/4 "2018-12-15T10:55:18Z")
The Dutch version dos not tell anything about random possibilities. not with easy browsing through material. (if I google i probably find it, but if you don;'t know it exist nor know the correct magic word I find nothing 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/m_a_r_c_o/32/146_2.png) [@M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://community.homey.app/u/M_a_r_c_o)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-input-is-poossible-in-the-action-card-timer/5163/5 "2018-12-15T11:09:08Z")
The fact that there is no help which shows what possible is as input. I have seen that in the new apps this help text is available, so improvement is on the way 😉 What do I miss? A method to schedule action cards as a sequence and not as all executed all together. So something like SA1:10 for sequence 1 - delay start 10 (sec/min/hr). SA2:0 - Sequence A number 2, execute immediate SB1:0 Sequence B number 1, start and next. … Above as an example so that you can have 2 or more parallel sequences in action cards. Of course it is also possible to start a second flow for the second sequence. Why? Well now I have to gamble the delay time to wait before i can start the next action. I have action cards which perform remote actions and the duration of these actions are not always the same, sometimes they take a long time. With a sequence the delay is not important anymore, the next action starts only if the previous is finished executing. ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-input-is-poossible-in-the-action-card-timer/5163/6 "2018-12-15T15:57:50Z")
So, what u miss in the possibilities of the cards timer functions is a method to schedule action cards as a sequence? ---
**Author:** ![M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/m_a_r_c_o/32/146_2.png) [@M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://community.homey.app/u/M_a_r_c_o)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 9:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-input-is-poossible-in-the-action-card-timer/5163/7 "2018-12-16T09:54:46Z")
Yes, correct.