Setting the site time zone

You must set the SiteTimeZone preference before running Schedule Manager.

Schedule Manager uses this preference to determine the default time zone when creating new system calendars. Set it to one of the values defined in the Timezone LOV, for example, Europe/London.

This preference accepts a single value pair indicating a time zone ID from the zoneinfo database (also known as the Olson database) in the following format: region/city.

For example: Europe/Paris or America/Chicago.

Warning: You must set this preference as there is no default value. The system checks for a valid value and displays an error message when Schedule Manager is launched if either an invalid value or no value is detected.

When creating new calendars, Teamcenter determines the default time zone as follows:

1. Teamcenter checks the Time Zone property on the default calendar. If this property is set, its value is used.
2. If that property is not set, Teamcenter checks the SiteTimeZone preference. If this preference is set, its value is used.
3. If neither of these are set, Teamcenter uses GMT as the time zone.

If Teamcenter is using GMT and that is not the correct time zone for your site, you may encounter unexpected behavior. Therefore, Siemens Digital Industries Software recommends that you set both the Time Zone property on the default calendar using the Organization application and the SiteTimeZone preference.