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Insight Inspect Large Variability - STDEV_TIME setting

The default STDEV_TIME setting for DeltaV modules is 0.  STDEV_TIME is the standard deviation time basis for the standard deviation calculations.  I have never seen a site that correctly configured their STDEV_TIME parameters.  Does this mean the Large Variability metric is not fully utilized?  My current understanding is that if you do not have an accurate STDEV_TIME setting then you will not have accurate standard deviation calculations.  For fast loops, such as flow controllers, the STDEV_TIME default of 0 is acceptable.  But for slower controllers such as level controllers, the default value will result in significantly incorrect variability calculations and therefore metrics.  Is this correct?  Does anyone have a suggested methodology for efficiently assigning STDEV_TIME to all modules as necessary?  How do determine STDEV_TIME for all modules quickly?  I have considered Entech or bulk assumptions that I wont get into here.  Any recommendations/thoughts would be greatly appreciated