Configuring duration indicators

If activity occurs over a specific duration, the Activity View can indicate the duration as either a start time and a duration or as start and end time indicators. You can configure which properties are used to indicate duration.

About this task

When you configure duration information, you can specify as many start and end or start and duration property pairs as you like. If any attributes or data record properties exist that have the semantic type of Event Start Date & Time and Event End Date & Time, they are configured for you.

Procedure

To configure a duration:
  1. Click the Analyze tab, and then in the Gain Insight group, click Activity View.
    The Activity View opens.
  2. Click Durations.
    The Durations Setup window opens.
  3. To specify a duration that uses a start and end time, in the Durations (Start and End) table:
    1. From the Start Property list, select a property to use as the start date and time.
    2. From the End Property list, select a property to use as the end date and time.
    To specify a duration that uses a start time and duration, in the Durations (Start and Elapsed Time) table:
    1. From the Start Property list, select a property to use as the start date and time.
    2. From the Duration Property list, select a number property to use as the duration.
    3. Select the units to use for the duration.

    Any items in a list that have a value present on the chart, for example in an attribute or data record, appear in the list as bold. They are also moved to the top of the list.

    Note:
    To delete a row, click the cross at the end of the row.
  4. Optional: To specify the units for any duration property pairs that are automatically configured for you, select your chosen units from the Units for automatic duration properties list.

    Duration property pairs are automatically configured for any attributes or data record properties that have the semantic type of Event Start Date & Time and Duration.

  5. Optional: To use these settings for any new charts that you create, select Set as Default.
  6. When you finish configuring all of the duration combinations, click OK.

Results

Any pairs that you configure become available to select as properties on the appropriate property lists in the Activity View.