Durations apply timed limits to different elements related to your customer's activity.
These include:
* **Account Sign-In**: Determines how long before a user needs to reenter their login information to sign back in.
* **Account Sign-up**: Determines how long a user can take during sign-up after receiving an invite.
* **Account Invite**: Controls how long an invite link is valid before expiring.
* **Accounts Update**: Controls how long an update link is valid before expiring.
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## Define Durations
To **adjust** duration times:
1. **Enter** the desired amount into the applicable text field.
2. **Choose** the unit of time from the drop-down menu.
3. **Click** the Update Durations button to apply the changes.
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