Date and Timestamps

The date and timestamps referenced by MoversSuite for transactions, crew assignments, auditing, Notes, Document Management documents, etc. are based on the local time of the Microsoft SQL Server hosting the MoversSuite application. In the Posting Information example below, the date and time of the transaction are those associated to the SQL server. 

Figure 48: Posting Information example

A more complete date and timestamp reference is found when viewing the Properties of a Document Management record.

Figure 49: Properties screen

The date associated to notes reflect when the note was added to the system, as shown below in the Note screen.

Figure 50: Notes screen

Understanding the Time Zone for Hosted Environment

For customers accessing a system hosted within the Microsoft Azure environment, the local time is always Mountain Time, which can be Mountain Standard Time (MST) or Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), depending on the time of year. MST typical occurs during the Fall and Winter months and MDT occur during the Spring and Summer.

Mountain Standard Time (MST)

Starts: First Sunday in November

Adjustment: UTC-7

Comparison to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time of 4:00 p.m.:

Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) 

Starts: Second Sunday in March

Adjustment: UTC-6

Comparison to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time of 4:00 p.m.:

MSCrew Dates and Times

The punch, or activity, time for MSCrew users is the local time associated to the device along with the associated time zone. Therefore, if crew punches in at 8:00 a.m. on their iPad in Los Angeles, then MoversSuite records this as 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

RELATED TOPICS:

Date Fields

Posting Information

Time Fields