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Date & Time settings

How to set up Date & Time in Creative Force

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Written by Matthias Farenholtz
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Time-Zone Settings in Creative Force

Setting the Time-Zone for a Client

To configure the time-zone for your client(s):

  1. Navigate to Studio Settings in the top-right corner.

  2. Click on Clients in the sub-menu.

  3. Locate the client and click Edit to adjust their time-zone.

Client Time-Zone: If your studio works with multiple clients across different time-zones, you can define the time-zone at the client level. This setting ensures that all assets delivered to the client—including folder and file names, metadata fields, and timestamps—are aligned with their designated time-zone.

Setting the Time-Zone as a User

To configure your personal time-zone settings:

  1. Click on the Time-Zone icon next to your avatar in the top-right corner.

  2. Select your preferred time-zone.

Default Time-Zone Settings

By default, the following settings apply to all clients and users:

  • Time-zones are set to UTC.

  • The first day of the week is Monday.

  • The date format is mm/dd/yyyy.

The time format follows the 12-hour clock.

Time-Zone Behavior Across Creative Force

  • All timestamps in Gamma follow user settings, except for the "Viewer Time Zone" in the Insights Report, which is sourced from Looker.

  • All timestamps in HUE/Kelvin follow the local PC time-zone.

  • All timestamps in the Public API use UTC, formatted as Unix time.

  • Job Import: The "Job Deadline" and "Sample Return Date" are interpreted based on the user’s time-zone.

  • Sending Annotations to External Vendors: This action follows the local browser time-zone.

Additional Information on Date Filters

  • Week Filters: We rely on the "First Day of the Week" setting (Monday or Sunday) to determine the week's starting date.

  • Next (Count) Day Filter: The current day is not included.

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