Duration Description: Calculates the total working days
between the Finish and Start fields in the Task table record.
So it appears as if OWB it is a calculated field in OWB and
rather a feature than a bug. Though you can request enhancement.
In Niku 5 task duration was stored in prTask table according
to the help again.
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Duration Field
Duration Description: Calculates the total working days
between the Finish and Start fields in the Task table record.
So it appears as if OWB it is a calculated field in OWB and
rather a feature than a bug. Though you can request enhancement.
In Niku 5 task duration was stored in prTask table according
to the help again.