How does Tradepoint handle users in different time zones
Apr/25/2005
How does Tradepoint deal with users who are in different
timezones?
All dates and times
in Tradepoint are stored in UTC (Universal Time) in the
database. Tradepoint automatically adjusts the date and time based on
the Windows Regional Timezone setting of the computer when they are
displayed.
I entered an appointment for
a user in a different timezone. It is not showing up at the correct time in
their appointment book. Why?
When entering an appointment for
a user in a different timezone you must enter the appointment times according to
your timezone. For example:
You want to schedule an
appointment for another user for 10:00 AM their time.
You are located on
the east coast. You are in the EST (-5) timezone.
The other
user is on the west coast. They are in the PST
(-8) timezone.
Therefore 10:00 AM PST =
1:00 PM EST
To enter the appointment
correctly, you would enter 1:00 PM as the start time. When the other user views
the appointment it will appear as 10:00 AM on their computer.
You are always working in the
timezone that your computer is set to.