Specifies the variable that contains the duration of each activity.
Alias: |
DURATION
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Calendar type: |
Schedule
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Interaction: |
If you use both a DUR and a FIN statement,
then DUR is ignored.
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Tip: |
To produce a schedule calendar, you must use either
a DUR or FIN statement.
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Featured in: |
All schedule calendars (see Examples: CALENDAR Procedure)
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- variable
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contains the duration of each activity in a schedule calendar.
Range: |
The duration can be a real or integral
value. |
Restriction: |
This variable must be in the activities
data set. |
See also: |
For more information on activity durations,
see Activities Data Set and
Calendar Data Set |
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Duration is measured inclusively from the
start of the activity
(as given in the START variable). In the output, any activity that lasts part
of a day is displayed as lasting a full day.
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The INTERVAL= option in a PROC CALENDAR statement automatically
sets the unit of the duration variable, depending on its own value as follows:
INTERVAL= |
Default Length of the Duration Unit |
DAY (the default) |
24 hours |
WORKDAY |
8 hours |
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You can override the default length of a duration unit by using
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