Time zones

 

Servers recognize and adjust date and times for time zone offsets. Most dates and times displayed on web pages and entered by users reflect the user’s current time zone. Adjusted dates and times are displayed on the web pages in green text. Raw dates and times, when used, appear in black text.

 

When you log in, your time zone is defined by the selected reading location. If reading locations are disabled, it’s the user’s preferred time zone. If the user has not configured a preferred time zone, the user’s group’s time zone is used. If no user or group time zone has been set up, the server’s (specifically, the server you logged into) time zone is used.

 

Your effective time zone is displayed immediately above the main tabs in the top, right corner of the web page.

 

Time zone settings can be assigned as follows:

 

Setting

Default

Setting Location

Description

Server

System clock

Terminal session

Defined by the Linux system clock. This setting cannot be changed from a web page.

Group

System default

Group account Edit page

The default time zone for users belonging to the defined user group.

User

Group default

User account Edit page,
User preference settings page

The time zone used when the user is logged into the server.

DICOM Device

System default

DICOM device Edit page

The time zone in which the device exists. Used primarily when the device is in a different time zone than the server.

Reading Location

System default

Reading location Edit page

When using reading locations, this time zone overrides all other time zone settings, including the user’s configured preference.

 

Dates and times defined in filters assigned to Actions are interpreted using the system time zone, regardless of the filter’s account owner.