idea Specify Time Zone option for Editor Tracking in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Specify Time Zone option for Editor Tracking

RobertO_Donnell — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:56:25 GMT

Since we can not use 'database time' for Editor Tracking in web services, there should be an option to set the Time Zone instead of, o in addition to, a generic UTC for editor tracking.

Re: Specify Time Zone option for Editor Tracking

TrevorHart1 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:26:13 GMT

Or at least make the error "00129: <value> Editor Tracking dates in database time zone" a warning only.

I 100% understand Esris' rationale but in many cases users only work in one time zone and its standard to record date/time in local database time and not UTC.

Re: Specify Time Zone option for Editor Tracking

Anonymous User — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:54:26 GMT

100% agree with previous posts --- Just to make the simple DB setting change to use UTC time, I have to update every 'Creation' and 'Modification' date captured to match UTC time. Otherwise I'll have DB times mixed with times being recorded with UTC...not ideal for those that have queries using these dates. This is no small task and it is quite time consuming - even with a script doing the work.

All of the update work could have been avoided if I could have had the option to choose UTC and a time zone.