Creating Time Zone Objects
To create a Time Zone object, perform the following actions:
- Go to Configuration > System > Configuration Manager.
- Click Time Zones. The Time Zones list displays.
- Click the New button.
- Enter the following information. For some fields, you can either enter the name of a value or click the
Browse button to select a value from a list:
- Name—The name of the Time Zone. You must specify a value for this property, and that value must be unique within
the Configuration Database (in an enterprise environment) or within the Tenant (in a multi-tenant environment).
- Description—A brief description of the Time Zone.
- Name in Mozilla—The name of the Time Zone used in the Mozilla Firefox browser. You must specify a value for this property.
- Name in Explorer—The name of the Time Zone used in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. You must specify a
value for this property.
- DST Observed—Indicates whether Daylight Saving Time (DST) is used.
Note: The following fields display only if the DST Observed check box is selected.
- Daylight Saving Time Type—Select one of the following to define when DST
starts and ends:
- Current Year or Fixed Date (local)—DST begins and ends on a specific date and time. This setting covers
only one year, and must be reset every year.
- Start Date—The date at which DST begins.
- End Date—The date at which DST ends.
- Start Time—The time at which DST begins.
- End Time—The time at which DST ends.
- Daylight Saving Time definition (GMT)—DST begins and ends on a specific month/day/time. These settings
are carried forward over many years, until changed or DST is no longer used.
- Start Year—The year that DST started to be observed or will start to be observed. If DST is
currently in use, you can also select Not Observed.
- End Year—The year that DST is to be discontinued. If there are no plans to discontinue DST,
select Not Observed.
- Start Month—The month in which DST starts.
- End Month—The month in which DST ends.
- Start Day Type—Specifies whether the Start Day value is Fixed, in which
DST starts on the same date every year, or Variable, in which you must define the variables to be used to
determine the Start Day.
- End Day Type—Specifies whether the End Day value is Fixed, in which
DST ends on the same date every year, or Variable, in which you must define the variables to be used to
determine the End Day.
- (If Start Day Type is set to Fixed) Start Day—The date at which
DST begins.
- (If End Day Type is set to Fixed) End Day—The date at which
DST ends.
- (If Start Day Type is set to Variable) Start Week—The week number in which
DST begins.
- (If End Day Type is set to Variable) End Week—The week number in which
DST ends.
- (If Start Day Type is set to Variable) Start Day of Week—The day of the week
in which DST begins.
- (If End Day Type is set to Variable) End Day of Week—The day of the week
in which DST ends.
- Start Time—The time at which DST begins.
- End Time—The time at which DST ends.
- Tenant—In a multi-tenant environment, the Tenant to which this object
belongs. This value is automatically set to the Tenant that was specified in the Tenant Directory field in the object list.
- State Enabled—If selected, indicates that the object is in regular
operating condition and can be used without any restrictions.
- Click the Save button.