When the frame containing the elapsed timer field is executed, the field appears as follows—displaying hours, minutes, and seconds (if specified) elapsed:

Timekeeping starts when the timer's frame is executed and continues until the running frame is closed. The timer operates automatically and updates its display at a specified frequency.

The timekeeping, display, and alarm functions of the elapsed_timer field are handled by the Timer_Manager user class, with a number of private user classes. For more information about the Timer_Manager class, see the appendix "Generated User Classes" in the Language Reference Guide.