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Setting the default duration for critical path analysis

You can change the default duration for the critical path used by the Critical Path Management tool in Process Portal by updating the 100Custom.xml configuration file.

Verify that the following components are stopped before completing this task:

• Process Center server
• IBM Process Server

The following code snippet in the PROFILE_HOME\config\cells\ cell_name\nodes\ node_name\servers\ server_name\process-server\config\system\99Local.xml configuration file defines the default duration for the critical path. By default, it is two days.

<critical-path> 
	<default-duedate-increment-amount>2</default-duedate-increment-amount> 
	<!-- Must be either 1, 2, 3 or 4 (1=Months, 2=Days, 3=Hours, 4=Minutes) --> 
	<default-duedate-increment-type>2</default-duedate-increment-type> 
</critical-path>

If you want to change the default duration, make the change in the PROFILE_HOME\config\cells\ cell_name\nodes\ node_name\servers\ server_name\process-server\config\100Custom.xml configuration file.

Important: Make all required modifications to the 100Custom.xml file.

Do not edit the 99Local.xml file.

Procedure

1. Open the 100Custom.xml file in a text editor.

2. Copy and paste the example code inside the <properties> element, and then change the value inside the <default-duedate-increment-amount> element to the appropriate number of months, days, hours, or minutes. Change the value inside the <default-duedate-increment-type> element to 1, 2, 3, or 4 for months, days, hours, or minutes.

   <common> 
   	<critical-path merge="mergeChildren"> 
   		
   	<default-duedate-increment-amount merge="replace">3</default-duedate-increment-amount> 
   		
   	<!-- Must be either 1, 2, 3 or 4 (1=Months, 2=Days, 3=Hours, 4=Minutes) --> 
   	<default-duedate-increment-type merge="replace">1</default-duedate-increment-type> 
   	
   	</critical-path> 
   </common>

3. Save your changes.

4. Start Process Center server or Process Server.

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Related concepts:
The 99Local.xml and 100Custom.xml configuration files

Related tasks:
Determining and modifying the process path in Process Portal