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Set Time Attributes

Setting time attributes consists of the following activities:

• Select time attribute in an entity action view
• Set time attribute to time expression (current time, time function, and time view)
• Set time duration expression
• Set time attribute using time algorithm

Note: For information about time functions, see the Toolset Help.

A SET action can be used to establish the value of an attribute from an export or local view.

The SET statement in the following example sets a time attribute to the current time:

SET actual_time_started TO CURRENT_TIME

A time view is a component of an entity view that sees an attribute that is defined as time. The SET statement in the following example sets a time attribute to a time view:

SET actual_time_started TO project_actual_time_started

You can build time duration expressions in the Action Diagram. These expressions let you add a number of hours, minutes, and seconds to a time value. The expressions include times and labeled durations. The result is another time value. Time durations are available when you select a time value (either time view or current time).

The following statement illustrates the format for time duration expressions:

SET customer_contact_time TO import_customer_contact_time
_2_HOURS_13_MONTHS + 1 SECOND