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title: Timer Start node
description: Starts a named timer metric, which you can stop with a Timer Stop node.
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  outcomes: Outcomes
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---

# Timer Start node

Starts a named timer metric, which you can stop with a [Timer Stop node](timer-stop.html).

## Compatibility

| Product                                    | Compatible?           |
| ------------------------------------------ | --------------------- |
| PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud            | [icon: check, set=fa] |
| ForgeRock Access Management (self-managed) | [icon: check, set=fa] |
| Ping Identity Platform (self-managed)      | [icon: check, set=fa] |

## Outcomes

Single outcome path.

## Properties

| Property            | Usage                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Start Time Property | Specify a property name into which to store the current time.Specify the same value in any instances of the [Timer Stop node](timer-stop.html) that measure the time elapsed since evaluation passed through this node. |