Time Zones in IdentityNow
Initially, all IdentityNow tenants are set to the time zone CST/CDT. The tenant's time zone can be updated using the API. This is used as the default time zone setting for some timestamped features.
Note
- Users configuring schedules should be aware that when they apply a schedule to a task, that task might use the tenant's time zone rather than the time zone used by their browsers.
- If a task is scheduled for a time zone that uses daylight savings time, the schedule will be automatically updated during the associated time change. For example, if a scheduled search takes place at 8AM EST, the time will be automatically updated to 8AM EDT during daylight savings time. This excludes activity associated with a virtual appliance cluster.
Refer to the table below for more information on scheduled features and features with a timestamp, and the time zones they use.
| Scheduled Feature | Applied Time Zone |
|---|---|
| Activity on the Admin dashboard | Uses current browser settings. |
| Aggregations and Aggregation Activity Logs | Uses the virtual appliance cluster time zone. Refer to Scheduling Aggregations for details. VA cluster time zones do not observe daylight savings time. |
| Audit Reports | Uses UTC time zone. |
| Feature Activity Reports (eg. Certification reports) | Uses UTC time zone. |
| Identity Processing | Uses tenant time zone. |
| Scheduled Certifications | Uses time zone selected during scheduling. |
| Scheduled Searches | Uses time zone selected during scheduling. |
| Scheduled SoD Reports | Uses time zone selected during scheduling. |
| Search CSV Reports | Uses GMT time zone. |
| Search Results | Uses current browser settings. |
| Work Reassignment Schedules | Uses time zone selected during scheduling. |