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SimpleOne stores all times in the UTC timezone and displays them according to the system timezone. But to users, times appear in their local time zone, defined in the preference settings.
The timezone is used all across the system, for example, in Indicators, email notifications, and so on, so it is important to set it up carefully, taking all the conditions into account.
Set up a new timezone
When an instance is deployed or updated, it synchronizes with the IANA database and copies a pack of standard timezones relevant for a deployment date. All newly created timezones must be extended from the standard ones.
Role required: admin.
To create a new timezone, complete the steps below:
- Navigate to System Localization → Timezones.
- Click New and fill in the fields.
- Click Save or Save and exit to apply the changes.
Timezones fields description
Field | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Title | + | Specify the timezone title. It is used in different interface components, such as choice list in the General Preferences menu, and it is multilanguage. |
| Name | - | A timezone name. This field is populated automatically with the parent timezone name. This field is of the String type and takes only the English language. |
| UTC Offset | + | In this field, the UTC offset (the difference from Coordinated Universal Time) is specified. This field is read-only and inherits the offset of the timezone specified in the Parent field. |
| Active | - | Select this checkbox to make the timezone active. When a timezone is inactive, it is not available to be chosen as the default user timezone, or a timezone for email notifications. It cannot be used in indicators. |
| Deprecated | - | Select this checkbox to mark the timezone as deprecated. When selected, the offset for this timezone is equal to 0, and it cannot be selected as Active. For timezones from the TZ database, this flag is set automatically and means that this timezone is no longer supported. The deprecated timezone is automatically marked as inactive and cannot be used in any system components, such as schedules, indicators, and so on. You cannot create timezones extended from the deprecated timezone. |
| Parent | + | Specify a parent timezone with the required UTC offset from the TZ database. |
Default timezone
You can define a default timezone, either for a single user logged in to a system or for all users.
Set a default timezone for a single user
It can be done through the General Preferences section of the user menu.
Also, you can define a default timezone for a user by specifying it in the user profile. To do so, complete the steps below:
- Click the username or avatar in the top right corner and select Profile.
- Specify a timezone in the Timezone field.
- Click Save or Save and exit to apply the changes.
Set a default timezone for all users
To define a default timezone for all users, you need to change the relevant system property value. The user.timezone.default system property is responsible for this. To change this property value, complete the steps below:
- Navigate to System Properties → All Properties.
- Find the property using the list search boxes or condition builder.
- Open the record and specify the necessary timezone into the Value field. This property will affect all users in the system.
- Click Save or Save and exit to apply the changes.
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