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title: Use multiple timer activities in one workflow
description: Workflow timer activities store data independently of each other in an activity-specific scratchpad.
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# Use multiple timer activities in one workflow

Workflow timer activities store data independently of each other in an activity-specific scratchpad.

Previously, all timer activities in a workflow accessed a single, shared scratchpad, which could lead to conflicts when adding multiple timer activities to one workflow.

Timer scratchpads entries hold these values:

-   workflow.scratchpad.endTime
-   workflow.scratchpad.realStartTime
-   workflow.scratchpad.retroactiveSecsLeft

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