How are time zones managed in backend and UI?

Hello! My application is time sensitive. That is, users may send in entries to an event until a certain date and time that is noted on the event record. When and entry is made, I need to check the time the “Make Entry” button was clicked against the event closing date and time. How are time zones managed?

That is… If an event closes at 5pm Pacific time. How is that noted in the data table record (as 17:00? as something else?) And if a user is making and entry at 7pm Eastern time - that entry should be accepted since it is before 5pm Pacific, even though it’s 19:00.

What time zone is used in the data tables, and how does that compare to the time zone for the user?

If I need to transform time in some way - which parts of codeless do I use for that?

Thanks!

Hello @Esteri_Hinman,

On the server side, we use UTC for time management. The time displayed in the Console is simply adjusted to the user’s time zone, but the server always sends timestamps in UTC.

Regards,
Viktor