# How do you define a time slot length when creating appointment?

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**Created:** [August 1, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/how-do-you-define-a-time-slot-length-when-creating-appointment/2656 "2015-08-01T15:32:14Z")\
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Platform: 1.11.2 OpenMRS: 2.2

In the create appointment block for a provider , there is a missing 'Define time slot length:"

This field I believe is important because when we choose the start time and end time which is say 8 hrs period, the time slot if defaulting to 480 mins which is not correct , We need to have say 30 min or 45 min slots between these 2 times.

I hope I am making sense. The functionality seems correct in earlier version “Provider Scheduling” section in Appointment.