Time Zones

Overview

Time Zone functionality allows you to:
  • Share information across different time zones
  • Use the application when travelling to different time zones
  • Simulate being in a different time zone
Many users will always operate in their own time zone and may never need to use the time zone functionality.

However, some users will need to share information by accessing it from different time zones. For example, a user in one time zone may need to enter appointments for a user in another time zone. Or a conference call may be scheduled for users in different time zones and any reminders need to be fired off in each time zone 30 minutes before the call. Or a user visiting a subsidiary office in another time zone may wish to log on and use the application as though they were 'back home'. Time Zone functionality takes care of all these scenarios.

Normally when you view the list of diaries they will be displayed using your current time zone. i.e. the normal time zone in which you work. However, some diaries may be in different time zones and you can configure these diaries for the different time zones. Only a user with Diary Administration capability can configure time zones for diaries. This feature is useful if you need to enter appointments into diaries which are in different time zones. It ensures that, no matter where you are in the world, the appointment will always appear at the correct time. e.g. An 0900 appointment will appear as 0900 when viewed from Tokyo or from New York.

The current time zone is always displayed in the Window title bar.