# Configure Timings

A tab is available to configure timing, retention time for **Stream Conditioning** service.

A description of the different fields to configure is given below:

| Parameter                         | Description                                                                                                                                           |
| :-------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Event history                     | Configure (in seconds) the duration the events will be kept in database once they have been processed.                                                |
| Event transfer time               | This timing defines how long in advance the event shall be sent to the target component.                                                              |
| Media clip pre-roll delay         | Necessary pre-roll time for the target component to fetch files such as creatives, program before it gets processed.                                  |
| Live stream switch pre-roll delay | Pre-roll time required by the target component when switching from one live source to another. This value may vary depending on the target component. |

Default values are configured by default. **Event transfer time**, as well as **Media clip pre-roll delay** and **Live stream switch pre-roll delay** are values applicable to MediaKind Live Encoder.

![Example of  timings settings](/_machine-assets/319fcfc3c8d68385c05077b1ff21ebd2768ef9daa9c3bbbda7dca47e18078a11.png)