Order Component Specification Editor Duration Tab

Use the Duration tab to define the processing durations for each order component. OSM uses either the order component specification duration or the fulfillment pattern selected order component duration, whichever is longer, to calculate the start date for order components. See "Fulfillment Pattern Editor Order Components Subtab" for more information.

If Use Calculated Start Date is enabled, the order component will not start until the calculated start date is reached. If the current date and time are greater than calculated start date, then the calculated start date is ignored.

If Use Calculated Start Date is disabled, the order component starts as soon as all preceding dependencies are resolved.

The calculated start dates are only used if there is sufficient time to meet the date. Otherwise, the order component begins immediately.

See "Order Component Specification Editor Details Tab" for more information about Use Calculated Start Date.

OSM uses several configured durations to calculate the start times for order components. See OSM Concepts for more information.

Field	Use
Minimum Processing Duration	Specify the minimum amount of time OSM can expect to process a single order item for the associated order component. Either define a specific duration in the Minimum Processing Duration field, or use Duration Expression field to define the duration using an XQuery expression.
Duration Expression	Enter an XQuery expression or a pointer to determine the processing duration based on a specific order item property. See "About Creating XQuery Expressions with Design Studio" for more information about entering information into XQuery controls. See "About Component Specification Duration XQuery Expressions" for more information.