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Time zone, clock, date formats for Controller - explanation and description

Troubleshooting


Problem

User uses the Controller client functionality. When they look at the timestamp of some of the values they look different from expected.
  • In addition, sometimes the date format is not as expected.
Where does the Controller client gets is clock/time-zone/date format settings from?

Symptom

There are many different places where the date/time is shown, for example:
(1) Batch queue
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(2) Data Entry - Company Journals
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(3) Standard Reports
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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 May 2025

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ibm10882848