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# Change the evaluation interval default wait time

# Change the evaluation interval default wait time {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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As an administrator, you can change the default time that an activity set waits
before the activity set is evaluated.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

Starting in the Utah family, the default evaluation interval can be changed.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllLifecycle EventsManage Lifecycle Events.
2. Select a lifecycle event.
3. Select the Activity Sets tab.
4. Select the edit icon for an Activity Set.  
   Note:  
   In Journeys, stages are equivalent to activity sets.
5. Select ConfigureAll from the Additional actions list.
6. Select the Dictionary Entries tab.
7. Find evaluation_interval Column name.
8. Open the related Dictionary Entry.  
   Note:  
   To edit this record, you must be in the Human Resources: Lifecycle Enterprise application.
9. Select the Default Value tab.  
   Default value format `0 04:00:00` is equal to `d hh:mm:ss`:
   * Days = d
   * Hours = hh
   * Minutes = mm
   * Seconds = ss
10. Change the Default value.
11. Select Update.

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