Modifying Time Zones

You rarely modify a time zone’s regional settings. However, you might want to modify other time zone settings such as the display name or daylight savings rules, because these settings occasionally change.

Note: You can add, but not delete time zones. Although you can inactivate time zones, do not do so when the time zones are in use because the inactivation might cause integration issues with Siebel CRM Desktop and Siebel Server Sync for Microsoft Exchange Server.

To modify time zone settings

  1. Navigate to the Administration - Data screen, then the Time Zone Administration view.

  2. In the Time Zone list, select the time zone record you want to modify.

  3. Modify the fields as necessary.

  4. In the Detail list, add or modify the records as necessary.

    Some fields are described in the following table.

    This table describes the fields to complete when modifying the time zone settings.

    Field

    Comments

    Name

    Type the name of time zone.

    Standard Abbreviation

    Type the abbreviation for the time zone.

    DST Abbreviation

    Type the abbreviations for daylight savings time (DST).

    Start Date

    Select the date on which the offset rule becomes effective.

    UTC Offset

    Type the number of minutes for the offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when DST is not in effect.

    DST Bias

    Type the number of minutes for the incremental DST offset from UTC when DST is not in effect.

    DST Start Ordinal

    Select a value for the DST start ordinal. This field is part of the rule that determines when DST starts. For example, if the rule is the first Sunday in April, then First is defined in this field.

    DST Start Day

    Select a value for the DST start day. This field is part of the rule that determines when DST starts. For example, if the rule is the first Sunday in April, then Sunday is defined in this field.

    DST Start Month

    Select a value for the DST start month. This field is part of the rule that determines when DST starts. For example, if the rule is the first Sunday in April, then April is defined in this field.

    DST Start Time

    		 Type the number of minutes after midnight that DST starts. For example, if DST starts at 2:00 A.M., then set the start time to 120.