diff --git a/addKeyValuePairOnHandleCSV.py b/addKeyValuePairOnHandleCSV.py
index 3d41f04..9d83b62 100644
--- a/addKeyValuePairOnHandleCSV.py
+++ b/addKeyValuePairOnHandleCSV.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import csv
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -88,3 +89,6 @@
         print(post)
         f.writerow([itemID] + [addedMetadataElement['key']]
                    + [addedMetadataElement['value']] + [delete] + [post])
+
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/addKeyValuePairToCollection.py b/addKeyValuePairToCollection.py
index 1efe0a4..227afdd 100644
--- a/addKeyValuePairToCollection.py
+++ b/addKeyValuePairToCollection.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -90,10 +91,8 @@
         itemID = items[k]['uuid']
         itemList.append(itemID)
     offset = offset + 200
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+    
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 recordsEdited = 0
 f = csv.writer(open(filePath + 'addKeyValuePair'
@@ -139,7 +138,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/addKeyValuePairToCommunity.py b/addKeyValuePairToCommunity.py
index 2abbf6e..58ef13c 100644
--- a/addKeyValuePairToCommunity.py
+++ b/addKeyValuePairToCommunity.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -101,10 +102,8 @@
                 itemID = items[k]['uuid']
                 itemList.append(itemID)
             offset = offset + 200
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+            
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 recordsEdited = 0
 f = csv.writer(open(filePath + 'addKeyValuePair'
@@ -157,7 +156,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/addNewItemsToCollection.py b/addNewItemsToCollection.py
index 44afb6e..bebaa35 100644
--- a/addNewItemsToCollection.py
+++ b/addNewItemsToCollection.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import urllib3
 import collections
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -61,10 +62,8 @@
         if file.endswith(fileExtension):
             fullFilePath = os.path.join(root, file).replace('\\', '/')
             fileList[file[:file.index('.')]] = fullFilePath
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('File list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'File list creation time')
 
 f = csv.writer(open(handle.replace('/', '-') + 'addedFilesList.csv', 'w'))
 f.writerow(['itemID'])
@@ -202,7 +201,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/compareTwoKeysInCommunity.py b/compareTwoKeysInCommunity.py
index cffb9c4..4255df2 100644
--- a/compareTwoKeysInCommunity.py
+++ b/compareTwoKeysInCommunity.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import time
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -96,10 +97,8 @@
                 itemList.append(itemID)
             offset = offset + 200
             print(offset)
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 valueList = []
 for number, itemID in enumerate(itemList):
@@ -123,10 +122,7 @@
     print(itemTuple)
 print(valueList)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Value list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Value list creation time')
 
 f = csv.writer(open(filePath + key + '-' + key2 + 'Values.csv', 'w'))
 f.writerow(['itemID'] + [key] + [key2])
@@ -136,7 +132,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/countInitialedNamesByCollection.py b/countInitialedNamesByCollection.py
index 1352de3..ba2bbc2 100644
--- a/countInitialedNamesByCollection.py
+++ b/countInitialedNamesByCollection.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import re
 import time
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -121,7 +122,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/deleteBitstreamsFromItem.py b/deleteBitstreamsFromItem.py
index 405e171..d409cd0 100644
--- a/deleteBitstreamsFromItem.py
+++ b/deleteBitstreamsFromItem.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import csv
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -59,10 +60,8 @@
 for k in range(0, len(bitstreams)):
     bitstreamID = bitstreams[k]['uuid']
     bitstreamList.append(bitstreamID)
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Bitstreams list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Bitstream list creation time')
 print(bitstreamList)
 
 f = csv.writer(open(filePath + 'deletedBitstreams'
@@ -80,7 +79,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/deleteKeyFromCollection.py b/deleteKeyFromCollection.py
index f17e5f7..d054674 100644
--- a/deleteKeyFromCollection.py
+++ b/deleteKeyFromCollection.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -123,7 +124,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/deleteKeyFromCommunity.py b/deleteKeyFromCommunity.py
index dd6f02b..4027177 100644
--- a/deleteKeyFromCommunity.py
+++ b/deleteKeyFromCommunity.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -129,7 +130,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/deleteKeyValuePairFromCollection.py b/deleteKeyValuePairFromCollection.py
index 214e42b..5cea0ca 100644
--- a/deleteKeyValuePairFromCollection.py
+++ b/deleteKeyValuePairFromCollection.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -132,7 +133,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/dsFunc.py b/dsFunc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5bee78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dsFunc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import datetime
+import time
+
+
+def elapsedTime(startTime, label):
+    """Generate elapsed time."""
+    td = datetime.timedelta(seconds=time.time() - startTime)
+    print(label + ': {}'.format(td))
diff --git a/editBitstreamsNames.py b/editBitstreamsNames.py
index fea9511..a606f6c 100644
--- a/editBitstreamsNames.py
+++ b/editBitstreamsNames.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import csv
 from datetime import datetime
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -109,7 +110,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/exportCollectionMetadataToCSV.py b/exportCollectionMetadataToCSV.py
index e52707b..82d9a49 100644
--- a/exportCollectionMetadataToCSV.py
+++ b/exportCollectionMetadataToCSV.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import csv
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -122,7 +123,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/fileListMetadataReconcile.py b/fileListMetadataReconcile.py
index 6e6edeb..98d8c42 100644
--- a/fileListMetadataReconcile.py
+++ b/fileListMetadataReconcile.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import time
 import os
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument('-d', '--directory', help='the directory of the files. \
@@ -34,10 +35,7 @@
             file.replace('.' + fileExtension, '')
             fileIdentifierList.append(file)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('File list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'File list creation time')
 
 f = csv.writer(open('collectionfileList.csv', 'w'))
 f.writerow(['fileName'])
@@ -107,7 +105,5 @@
                     csvRow.append(row[value])
                 f.writerow(csvRow)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/findBogusUris.py b/findBogusUris.py
index 3d61c9f..3aa9f66 100644
--- a/findBogusUris.py
+++ b/findBogusUris.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import csv
 import time
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -70,7 +71,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/findDuplicateKeys.py b/findDuplicateKeys.py
index 5caeace..528e357 100644
--- a/findDuplicateKeys.py
+++ b/findDuplicateKeys.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import csv
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -80,7 +81,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getCollectionMetadataJson.py b/getCollectionMetadataJson.py
index eff1fc2..7ab7d6a 100644
--- a/getCollectionMetadataJson.py
+++ b/getCollectionMetadataJson.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import requests
 import time
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -68,7 +69,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print("%d:%02d:%02d" % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getCompleteAndUniqueValuesForAllKeys.py b/getCompleteAndUniqueValuesForAllKeys.py
index 625735c..02983ed 100644
--- a/getCompleteAndUniqueValuesForAllKeys.py
+++ b/getCompleteAndUniqueValuesForAllKeys.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from collections import Counter
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -103,20 +104,11 @@
         offset = offset + 20
         print(offset)
 
-        setTime = time.time() - setTime
-        m, s = divmod(setTime, 60)
-        h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-        print('Set run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+        dsFunc.elapsedTime(setTime, 'Set run time')
 
-    elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-    m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-    h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-    print('Collection run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+    dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Collection run time')
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Complete value list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Complete value list creation time')
 #
 for fileName in os.listdir(filePathComplete):
     reader = csv.DictReader(open(filePathComplete + fileName))
@@ -133,7 +125,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getCompleteAndUniqueValuesForAllKeysInCommunity.py b/getCompleteAndUniqueValuesForAllKeysInCommunity.py
index 601ca86..648e2d2 100644
--- a/getCompleteAndUniqueValuesForAllKeysInCommunity.py
+++ b/getCompleteAndUniqueValuesForAllKeysInCommunity.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from collections import Counter
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -80,10 +81,8 @@
                 itemID = items[k]['uuid']
                 itemList.append(itemID)
             offset = offset + 100
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 os.mkdir(filePathComplete)
 os.mkdir(filePathUnique)
@@ -110,10 +109,7 @@
                                + 'ValuesComplete.csv', 'a'))
                 f.writerow([itemID] + [value])
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Complete value list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Complete value list creation time')
 
 for fileName in os.listdir(filePathComplete):
     reader = csv.DictReader(open(filePathComplete + fileName))
@@ -130,7 +126,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getFacultyNamesFromETDs.py b/getFacultyNamesFromETDs.py
index 1bb463a..695312f 100644
--- a/getFacultyNamesFromETDs.py
+++ b/getFacultyNamesFromETDs.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -102,7 +103,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getGlobalLanguageValues.py b/getGlobalLanguageValues.py
index cc01044..8866349 100644
--- a/getGlobalLanguageValues.py
+++ b/getGlobalLanguageValues.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import csv
 import time
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -71,10 +72,8 @@
                     itemID = items[k]['uuid']
                     itemList.append(itemID)
                 offset = offset + 100
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', "%d:%02d:%02d" % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 valueList = []
 for number, itemID in enumerate(itemList):
@@ -96,7 +95,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getHandlesAndBitstreamsFromCollection.py b/getHandlesAndBitstreamsFromCollection.py
index dfb7550..09fbc68 100644
--- a/getHandlesAndBitstreamsFromCollection.py
+++ b/getHandlesAndBitstreamsFromCollection.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import time
 import csv
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -100,7 +101,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getLanguageValuesForKeys.py b/getLanguageValuesForKeys.py
index 831c6ff..810ae80 100644
--- a/getLanguageValuesForKeys.py
+++ b/getLanguageValuesForKeys.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import csv
 import time
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -71,10 +72,8 @@
                     itemID = items[k]['uuid']
                     itemList.append(itemID)
                 offset = offset + 200
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', "%d:%02d:%02d" % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 valueList = []
 for number, itemID in enumerate(itemList):
@@ -100,7 +99,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getRecordsAndValuesForKey.py b/getRecordsAndValuesForKey.py
index d8d2a5f..c4a60ee 100644
--- a/getRecordsAndValuesForKey.py
+++ b/getRecordsAndValuesForKey.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import time
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -82,7 +83,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getRecordsAndValuesForKeyInCollection.py b/getRecordsAndValuesForKeyInCollection.py
index 3f5ad7f..732497e 100644
--- a/getRecordsAndValuesForKeyInCollection.py
+++ b/getRecordsAndValuesForKeyInCollection.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import time
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -96,7 +97,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/getRecordsWithKeyAndValue.py b/getRecordsWithKeyAndValue.py
index 8aeb323..d2f4a37 100644
--- a/getRecordsWithKeyAndValue.py
+++ b/getRecordsWithKeyAndValue.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import time
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -89,7 +90,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print("%d:%02d:%02d" % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/identifyItemsMissingKeyInCommunity.py b/identifyItemsMissingKeyInCommunity.py
index 3d42e71..42c2c5f 100644
--- a/identifyItemsMissingKeyInCommunity.py
+++ b/identifyItemsMissingKeyInCommunity.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -101,7 +102,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/metadataCollectionsKeysMatrix.py b/metadataCollectionsKeysMatrix.py
index 1de3174..cfed9fc 100644
--- a/metadataCollectionsKeysMatrix.py
+++ b/metadataCollectionsKeysMatrix.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import time
 import csv
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -80,10 +81,8 @@
                     itemList.append(itemID)
                 offset = offset + 200
                 print(offset)
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 # retrieve metadata from all items
 keyList = []
@@ -159,10 +158,8 @@
             updatedCollKeyCountList = fullName + updatedCollKeyCountList
             f.writerow(updatedCollKeyCountList)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print("%d:%02d:%02d" % (h, m, s))
-
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
+
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/metadataOverview.py b/metadataOverview.py
index 2fc1af8..d327eb2 100644
--- a/metadataOverview.py
+++ b/metadataOverview.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import csv
 from collections import Counter
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -91,10 +92,7 @@
                 offset = offset + 200
                 print(offset)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 # retrieve metadata from all items
 keyList = []
@@ -157,10 +155,8 @@
     fullName = communityName + ' - ' + collectionName
     f.writerow([fullName] + [collectionID] + [collectionHandle] + [key])
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print("%d:%02d:%02d" % (h, m, s))
-
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
+
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/overwriteExistingMetadata.py b/overwriteExistingMetadata.py
index 27d1b91..3d283cc 100644
--- a/overwriteExistingMetadata.py
+++ b/overwriteExistingMetadata.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -121,7 +122,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/postCollection.py b/postCollection.py
index e96062f..4f00a0b 100644
--- a/postCollection.py
+++ b/postCollection.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import csv
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -78,10 +79,8 @@
         if file.endswith(fileExtension):
             fullFilePath = os.path.join(root, file).replace('\\', '/')
             fileList[file[:file.index('.')]] = fullFilePath
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('File list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'File list creation time')
 
 f = csv.writer(open(collectionName.replace(' ', '') + 'fileList.csv', 'w'))
 f.writerow(['itemID'])
@@ -213,7 +212,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/removeDuplicateKeyValuePairsFromItems.py b/removeDuplicateKeyValuePairsFromItems.py
index bd78fcb..4ac83a6 100644
--- a/removeDuplicateKeyValuePairsFromItems.py
+++ b/removeDuplicateKeyValuePairsFromItems.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import csv
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -73,10 +74,8 @@
                     itemID = items[k]['uuid']
                     itemList.append(itemID)
                 offset = offset + 200
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 f = csv.writer(open(filePath + 'DuplicateKeysRemoved'
                + datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H.%M.%S') + '.csv', 'w'))
@@ -131,7 +130,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/replaceKey.py b/replaceKey.py
index 77eb91b..3ccba6a 100644
--- a/replaceKey.py
+++ b/replaceKey.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -123,7 +124,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/replaceKeyForCollection.py b/replaceKeyForCollection.py
index 77a3103..192270f 100644
--- a/replaceKeyForCollection.py
+++ b/replaceKeyForCollection.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -134,7 +135,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/replaceKeyForCommunity.py b/replaceKeyForCommunity.py
index 3a7a37f..994ff2f 100644
--- a/replaceKeyForCommunity.py
+++ b/replaceKeyForCommunity.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -141,7 +142,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/replaceKeyValuePairOnItemIdCSV.py b/replaceKeyValuePairOnItemIdCSV.py
index 7c2a7bb..832fba7 100644
--- a/replaceKeyValuePairOnItemIdCSV.py
+++ b/replaceKeyValuePairOnItemIdCSV.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import csv
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -96,3 +97,6 @@
         print(post)
         f.writerow([itemID] + [replacedKey] + [replacedValue]
                    + [replacementValue] + [delete] + [post])
+
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/replaceKeyValuePairsFromCSV.py b/replaceKeyValuePairsFromCSV.py
index bdcbef1..6954a0a 100644
--- a/replaceKeyValuePairsFromCSV.py
+++ b/replaceKeyValuePairsFromCSV.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -133,7 +134,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/replaceUnnecessarySpaces.py b/replaceUnnecessarySpaces.py
index c00bde3..0eb19ac 100644
--- a/replaceUnnecessarySpaces.py
+++ b/replaceUnnecessarySpaces.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -76,10 +77,8 @@
                     itemID = items[k]['uuid']
                     itemList.append(itemID)
                 offset = offset + 200
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', "%d:%02d:%02d" % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 f = csv.writer(open(filePath + 'removeUnnecessarySpaces'
                + datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H.%M.%S') + '.csv', 'w'))
@@ -122,7 +121,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/replaceValueInCollection.py b/replaceValueInCollection.py
index fb646a0..340cc08 100644
--- a/replaceValueInCollection.py
+++ b/replaceValueInCollection.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import urllib3
 import argparse
 from datetime import datetime
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -147,7 +148,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/replaceValueInCommunityFromCSV.py b/replaceValueInCommunityFromCSV.py
index 16c0454..3d237f6 100644
--- a/replaceValueInCommunityFromCSV.py
+++ b/replaceValueInCommunityFromCSV.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import urllib3
 import argparse
 from datetime import datetime
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -161,7 +162,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/repositoryMetadataBackup.py b/repositoryMetadataBackup.py
index ec16322..4fb487e 100644
--- a/repositoryMetadataBackup.py
+++ b/repositoryMetadataBackup.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
 import os
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -92,7 +93,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print("%d:%02d:%02d" % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/repositoryMetadataRestore.py b/repositoryMetadataRestore.py
index df8e470..a493919 100644
--- a/repositoryMetadataRestore.py
+++ b/repositoryMetadataRestore.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import requests
 import os
 import time
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -72,7 +73,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/splitFieldIntoMultipleFields.py b/splitFieldIntoMultipleFields.py
index 05014b8..1ab294c 100644
--- a/splitFieldIntoMultipleFields.py
+++ b/splitFieldIntoMultipleFields.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import ast
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -144,7 +145,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/updateLanguageTagsForKey.py b/updateLanguageTagsForKey.py
index cd4cfde..86d4c38 100644
--- a/updateLanguageTagsForKey.py
+++ b/updateLanguageTagsForKey.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
 import argparse
+import dsFunc
 
 secretsVersion = input('To edit production server, enter the name of the \
 secrets file: ')
@@ -113,7 +114,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')
diff --git a/updateLanguageTagsForKeyInCollection.py b/updateLanguageTagsForKeyInCollection.py
index b92682e..b3404c5 100644
--- a/updateLanguageTagsForKeyInCollection.py
+++ b/updateLanguageTagsForKeyInCollection.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import csv
 from datetime import datetime
 import urllib3
+import dsFunc
 
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -64,10 +65,8 @@
         itemID = items[k]['uuid']
         itemList.append(itemID)
     offset = offset + 200
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Item list creation time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Item list creation time')
 
 f = csv.writer(open(filePath + 'languageTagUpdate' + key
                + datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H.%M.%S') + '.csv', 'w'))
@@ -117,7 +116,5 @@
 logout = requests.post(baseURL + '/rest/logout', headers=header,
                        cookies=cookies, verify=verify)
 
-elapsedTime = time.time() - startTime
-m, s = divmod(elapsedTime, 60)
-h, m = divmod(m, 60)
-print('Total script run time: ', '%d:%02d:%02d' % (h, m, s))
+# print script run time
+dsFunc.elapsedTime(startTime, 'Script run time')