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A new Service Desk employee in Latin America complains that the create dates and times are incorrect on their Incident list. What would you suggest to fix this issue?

The correct answer is E. Have them correct the time zone on their computer. The most common reason for incorrect date and time display for a user is an incorrectly configured time zone setting on their local computer.

Submitted by fatema_kw· Apr 18, 2026User Interface and Navigation

Question

A new Service Desk employee in Latin America complains that the create dates and times are incorrect on their Incident list. What would you suggest to fix this issue?

Options

  • AHave them clear their cache.
  • BHave them use the gear icon to set the employee's time zone.
  • CRecommend they use Chrome, instead of Explorer.
  • DUse the system properties to correct the instance's time zone.
  • EHave them correct the time zone on their computer.

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    9% (3)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • E
    82% (28)

Why each option

The most common reason for incorrect date and time display for a user is an incorrectly configured time zone setting on their local computer.

AHave them clear their cache.

Clearing the cache might resolve display glitches but is unlikely to correct persistent time zone-related data display issues.

BHave them use the gear icon to set the employee's time zone.

While a user can set their time zone via the gear icon (User Preferences), the default behavior often relies on the client's system settings if not explicitly configured.

CRecommend they use Chrome, instead of Explorer.

The choice of browser (Chrome vs. Explorer) generally does not affect how time zones are interpreted or displayed in ServiceNow.

DUse the system properties to correct the instance's time zone.

Changing the instance's time zone system property would affect all users, which is not appropriate for a single user's display issue.

EHave them correct the time zone on their computer.Correct

ServiceNow uses the user's local system time zone settings by default to display dates and times in the user interface, unless a specific user preference or system property overrides it. Ensuring the employee's computer time zone is correctly set will resolve discrepancies in how dates and times are presented in the Incident list.

Concept tested: User time zone display in ServiceNow

Source: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/utah-platform-administration/page/administer/time/concept/c_TimeZoneSupport.html

Topics

#Time zones#User interface#Troubleshooting#Client-side configuration

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