System values: Date and time overview
You can use IBM® i date and time system values to control the system's date, time, and time zone information.
To access the date and time category of system values from System i® Navigator, select Configuration and Services and then select System Values.
System i Navigator uses descriptive words to describe system values. The following table provides an overview of the date and time system values available in System i Navigator (and their counterparts in the character-based interface).
Name in System i Navigator | Description of system value | Name in character-based interface |
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System date | This system value sets the date for the system. | QDATETIME, QCENTURY, QDAYOFWEEK, QDATE, QDAY, QMONTH, QYEAR |
Time of day | This system value specifies the time of the day. | QDATETIME, QTIME, QHOUR, QMINUTE, QSECOND |
Leap-year adjustment | This system value specifies the leap-year adjustment. | QLEAPADJ |
Time adjustment | This system value identifies the application to use for time maintenance. | QTIMADJ |
Time zone | This system value specifies the time zone for the system. | QTIMZON |
Offset from UTC | This system value indicates the difference in hours and minutes between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the current system time. | QUTCOFFSET |