Time Options pane

XML messages have a DateTime type. The value consists of date, time, and timezone.

In the previous versions, the Xlate action DATECOPYOPT in the Cloverleaf engine would make DateTime be converted into the local timezone during the translation. The date and time would be changed according to the new timezone. There was no method of disabling this timezone conversion. (This was fixed in CIS 6.1.3.2).

Select Use local timezone to apply the local time zone of your machine to the input date time in the translation of DATECOPYOPT. This is useful when copying the date/time from input to output. By default, this is selected. If the value is configured with "0", then the timezone conversion is disabled and DateTime follows the timezone in the input date time. This indicates the DateTime string looks similar as before, after the translation.

The corresponding key in the DATECOPYOPT action is USELOCALTZ.

When this option is cleared, the time zone conversion is disabled, and the date time follows the time zone in the input date time.

For backward compatibility, this option is selected by default. This indicates the Cloverleaf engine always converts the time zone into the local time zone date in the translation.

Select Use system time to reference the system time when filling in missing values in the incoming date. This is used if an incoming date is being copied to an outgoing date/time value.

Selecting Use custom time specifies the values to use to fill in any missing parameters in the incoming date. This is used if an incoming date is being copied to an outgoing date/time value. Click the arrows next to the parameter to configure the custom value.