Expiry field data format for variable - how do I find this out, please?

[Berto2002]

hi, I am attempting to use a variable to set the expiry time in an external authorisation node. The variable needs to be based on the outcome of a human task selection. what I cannot find in the wiki is the data format for how that expiry variable needs to be stated since it can have days hours and minutes. I assume it's something like dd:hh:mm but there is also no 'help' link on that node to find out? help on what human task input types would work to give this output would also be appreciated. thanks you

[Victor]

@Berto2002 the date/time values here need to be in ISO 8601 format. Durations in this format define the amount of intervening time in a time interval and are represented by the format P[n]Y[n]M[n]DT[n]H[n]M[n]S or P[n]W. In these representations, the [n] is replaced by the value for each of the date and time elements that follow the [n]. Leading zeros are not required. The capital letters P, Y, M, W, D, T, H, M, and S are designators for each of the date and time elements and are not replaced.

• P is the duration designator (for period) placed at the start of the duration representation.
• Y is the year designator that follows the value for the number of calendar years.
• M is the month designator that follows the value for the number of calendar months.
• W is the week designator that follows the value for the number of weeks.
• D is the day designator that follows the value for the number of calendar days.
• T is the time designator that precedes the time components of the representation.
• H is the hour designator that follows the value for the number of hours.
• M is the minute designator that follows the value for the number of minutes.
• S is the second designator that follows the value for the number of seconds.

For example, "P3Y6M4DT12H30M5S" represents a duration of "three years, six months, four days, twelve hours, thirty minutes, and five seconds"

[Berto2002]

That would be great to have in the Wiki (or was it; usually I can't find it...!)

[Berto2002]

@Victor Hi. just tried to use this feature but I get this error;

Xmlmc method invocation failed for BPM invocation node 'stage-778afaca/task-13726f8e': <methodCallResult status="fail"> <state> <code>0203</code> <error>The dateTime value &apos;P0Y0M0DT1H0M0S&apos; specified is invalid or out of range for element &lt;expires&gt;, at location &apos;methodCall/params/expires&apos;</error> </state> </methodCallResult>

My Human Task has this expiry:

I write the varaible/value to the timeline just before the node:

I thought this was due to the use of zeros (although the standard does not say zeros must be removed - ISO 8601 - Wikipedia)

I tried specifying 5 minutes as "PT5M" (Copying the Wiki article which states: "To resolve ambiguity, "P1M" is a one-month duration and "PT1M" is a one-minute duration") but that also fails.

Xmlmc method invocation failed for BPM invocation node 'stage-778afaca/task-13726f8e': <methodCallResult status="fail"> <state> <code>0203</code> <error>The dateTime value &apos;PT5M&apos; specified is invalid or out of range for element &lt;expires&gt;, at location &apos;methodCall/params/e...

Can you help me out a bit here as the system does not seem to be accepting my values.

I am deriving my values from a Simplelist and experimenting with values to try to find ones that work:

Thanks,

Berto