How to set user timezone-aware timestamps

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#1

Hello,

I have a timestamp/datetime field which I would like to initialize to a value supplied by a system method (if there is such an existing method) that automatically “senses” the user’s timezone set in the User (=SEC_USER) entity or defaults to my pre-set timezone if there is none.

Currently it’s coded like this:

myUser.setAccountValidatedTs(new Date());

Thanks.

#2

Hi,

According to the docs, if you set a DateTime attribute to a value in the server timezone (as you do now), it will be presented in DateTimeField and Table visual components in the user’s timezone. Isn’t it what you need?

#3

Hi Konstantin @knstvk ,

Thank you for the link, it’s part of what I’m looking for. I have a follow-up query, I’m developing a Polymer client app which I understand is unlike the DateTimeField/Table components, and I would like to know what is your recommendation of converting the server timezone to the user’s timezone and vice versa with the Polymer UI?

Thanks again.

#5

Hi, any update? Thanks.

#6

Hi,
Sorry for the late response, you can use moment js in order to perform such conversions on client.