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In WorkStation, all times are by default displayed in local time. This means that a time, independent of its source, is displayed in the same time zone as the operating system on which WorkStation is installed. By configuring the operating system time and time zone settings, you configure how times are displayed in WorkStation. For more information, please refer to the manufacturer’s manual for the operating system.
Building Operation handles values and numbers with the highest precision. By default, the unit of a value is converted according to the regional settings of the user’s operating system.
You can establish a lead and shadow relationship to synchronize the time zone settings on all your SmartStruxure servers. The Time Zone object on the lead server contains the time zone settings that are inherited by shadow servers.
The Enterprise Server time and date settings are configured through the operating system settings on which the Enterprise Server is installed. The time zone offset, configured through the Enterprise Server, is added by Building Operation to the UTC time. The Enterprise Server time zone settings are therefore independent of the operating system time zone settings.
By default, WorkStation presents language, date, time, currency, unit, and decimals according to the regional settings of the user’s operating system.
Values in Building Operation are stored in the Building Operation database with all input decimals. If a stored value consists of more decimals than the operating system is defined to display, the value is rounded off according to the operating system settings before it is displayed in WorkStation.
Consistent date and timestamping across a network is critical for system wide access control, security, communications, scheduling, alarms, and events. Network time uses the NTP protocol that provides the correct current UTC time.
You can establish a lead and shadow relationship to synchronize the time on all your SmartStruxure server devices with the same network time server. The Date and Time object on the lead server contains the network time server addresses that are inherited by shadow servers.
WorkStation supports the metric prefix range from yocta (10-24) to yotta (1024). The use of a prefix is optional and is defined together with the unit.
To adjust the SmartStruxure server device time, time zone, and DST, you have to access the SmartStruxure server device through a WorkStation.