Time-Zone Settings in Creative Force
Setting the Time-Zone for a Client
To configure the time-zone for your client(s):
Navigate to Studio Settings in the top-right corner.
Click on Clients in the sub-menu.
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:
Click on the Time-Zone icon next to your avatar in the top-right corner.
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.