CSA · Question #83
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.
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)- A9% (3)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
- E82% (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.
Clearing the cache might resolve display glitches but is unlikely to correct persistent time zone-related data display issues.
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.
The choice of browser (Chrome vs. Explorer) generally does not affect how time zones are interpreted or displayed in ServiceNow.
Changing the instance's time zone system property would affect all users, which is not appropriate for a single user's display issue.
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
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