Article - CS32504

Date and Timezone information in Windchill

Modified: 15-Jun-2025   


Applies To

  • FlexPLM 9.1 to 12.0
  • Windchill PDMLink 12.0 to 13.0
  • Operating System: Windows, Linux

Description

  • How to set GMT on Tomcat
    • Server timezone configuration (GMT) in FlexPLM or PDMLink
    • EDT Timezone doesn't show right time
    • Date attribute values appear a day earlier
    • Server OS is set to GMT, customer wants EST
    • MethodServer and Tomcat are processing dates differently based on time zone
  • "Calendar date" is 1 day behind when initiating season
  • "Date" attributes showing  inconsistent "Time Zone" information in FlexPLM or PDMLINK
  • Date attribute on Material Color showing discrepancy on object showing in view
  • Product Sample request date fields returning one day earlier
    • When a date attribute value is retrieved from an LCSSample object using getValue API function, the value fetched is different compared to that shown in UI
    • Sample request date and Sample Received Date attributes showing one day earlier
  • View for date attribute for a product season subtracts 1 day from dates
  • Image Page "update time" is adding 1 extra day
  • Date loses one day when Exporting Line Sheet to Microsoft Excel
    • Export to Excel shows previous day's date
    • Data extract to Excel shows date one day behind date in UI
  • Library created object time stamp mismatch with system information
  • Generating Change History Report date fields incorrectly
  • Line Sheet view and Edit Line Sheet show a one day difference (prior) in date attribute values
    • Date attributes show previous day's date in line sheet style views
    • Searching with date attribute for Product-Season scope online sheet with Colorway level option selected yields no results
  • Document "created date"/created on or modified on attribute shows GMT when generating a Tech Pack
    • Sample attribute date inconsistent with Library Search results page
  • How to set different time zones for different users
  • Date attributes value across all system shows 1 day earlier than selected date
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