Time zone support
Release Management supports different time zones:
- User-specific time zones support the representation of system dates such as processing dates of plans or log entry dates.
- Time zones support is also available for the representation of requirement dates such as pick-up dates or arrival dates of goods.
Time zones are defined in the area. The code list TimeZones contains the entire list of time zones that are
used by Automotive Exchange. The code list TimeZonesOwn contains the user-specific time zones that are
defined for the specified application user. Both code lists are part of the Automotive Exchange installation.
The date/time BOD fields of messages are represented in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The customer's date/time must be converted from the customer's time zone into UTC. And UTC must be converted into the date/time of the local user's time zone.
In Release Management, the date/time fields are always represented in the local user's time zone that is configured in the area.
To recognize the type of requirement date/time that is used, review the check box Pick-Up Date in the header data of the schedules in Release Management. The check box shows whether the requirement date/time is interpreted as pick-up date or arrival date of goods.
When you manually specify requirements that are scheduled on a specific date and time, specify the requirement date/time according to your local user time zone.
Example of the time zone processing in Automotive Exchange at different levels:
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Supplier: Chicago, USA, UTC -06 hours Customer: Tokyo, Japan, UTC +09 hours |
UTC = Coordinated Universal Time |
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| Level | |
EDIFACT DELJIT EDI message
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| Document date/time: | 1/24/yyyy 04:06 PM, Japan |
| Pick-up sheet requirement date/time: | 2/2/yyyy 08:00 AM, USA |
| BOD level date/time UTC | |
| Document date/time: | 1/24/yyyy 07:06 AM, Japan, -9 hours |
| Pick-up sheet requirement date/time: | 2/2/yyyy 02:00 PM, +6 hours, pick-up date/time of goods at the supplier in Chicago |
| Local user time zone in Release Management based on the time zone that is specified for the user in the area. | |
| Document date/time: | 1/24/yyyy 01:06 AM, -15 hours, from Japan to Chicago, USA |
| Pick-up sheet requirement date/time: | 2/2/yyyy 08:00 AM, -6 hours, pick-up date/time in Chicago |