Properties installed with Smart Assessment Engine

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title: Properties installed with Smart Assessment Engine
description: System properties that control the behavior of Smart Assessment Engine.
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# Properties installed with Smart Assessment Engine

System properties that control the behavior of Smart Assessment Engine.

## Properties installed with Smart Assessment Core

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Property

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Description

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`sn_smart_asmt.activity_merge_window_in_seconds`

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Defines the maximum time gap, in seconds, allowed between consecutive changes to the same field on a question by the same user. If a change occurs within this window of the last recorded activity, the existing entry in the question's change history is updated instead of a new one being created. For more information, see [Question change history](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/sae-question-change-history.md).-   Type: integer
-   Default value: 300
-   Read roles: Assessment actor \[sn\_smart\_asmt.actor\], Assessment reader \[sn\_smart\_asmt.assessment\_reader\], Assessment admin \[sn\_smart\_asmt.assessment\_admin\]
-   Write role: Assessment admin \[sn\_smart\_asmt.assessment\_admin\]

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