<div dir="ltr">If all users are located in the same time zone, I would recommend not using UTC for the database but the timezone of the users. It's more convenient (what you see in the db is the same thing you see in the UI)</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 11:48 AM Alan Lord <<a href="mailto:alanslists@gmail.com">alanslists@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">One other thing. Datetime columns in the database should ALWAYS be <br>
stored in UTC. They are converted as the user views them based on not <br>
only the format, but also their timezone.<br>
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Al<br>
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On 17/12/2024 17:40, Alan Lord wrote:<br>
> I think I'd probably use a custom Event Handler rather than a workflow <br>
> and make the field read-only and update it directly using a query when <br>
> the triggering event occurs. You could add a simple test to say if the <br>
> field is not null or not empty, then don't update it - ever.<br>
><br>
> HTH<br>
><br>
> Al<br>
><br>
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