Timeout handling configuration for remote services

node.js/remote-services.md

@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ Class `cds.RemoteService` is a service proxy class to consume remote services vi
 
 ## cds.**RemoteService**  <i>  class </i> { #cds-remote-service}
 
-### class cds.**RemoteService**  <i>  extends cds.Service </i>
+### class cds.**RemoteService** <i>  extends cds.Service </i>
 
 ## cds.RemoteService — Configuration {#remoteservice-configuration }
 [remoteservice configuration]: #remoteservice-configuration
 
+The `cds.RemoteService` configuration allows you to define various options for connecting to remote services.
 
 <!--- % assign tx = '<span style="color:grey">srv</span>' %} -->
 
@@ -75,6 +76,25 @@ Here, the CSRF-token handling is customized at a more granular level:
  - `method`: The HTTP method for fetching the CSRF token. The default is `head`.
  - `url`: The URL for fetching the CSRF token. The default is the resource path without parameters.
 
+### Timeout Handling
+
+The `requestTimeout` setting in the `cds.RemoteService` configuration specifies the maximum duration, in milliseconds
+(default: 60000), to wait for a response from the remote service before timing out.
+
+
+#### Configuration Option
+
+```json
+{
+  "API_BUSINESS_PARTNER": {
+    "kind": "odata",
+    "credentials": {
+      ...
+      "requestTimeout": 1000000 // [!code focus]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
 
 ::: tip
 See [Using Destinations](../guides/using-services#using-destinations) for more details on destination configuration.