Configure date & time fields to display in the user time zone setting

This topic explains how to add date fields to a Records Management Policy (RMP), the date automatically displays in the user's configured timezone in the Vera Web Portal, which prevents confusion when working with teams across multiple time zones, as everyone sees dates and times in their local timezone rather than a fixed UTC or server timezone.

This is especially useful for fields like execution timestamps, test completion dates, or approval deadlines where the local time context matters for your team's workflow.

To add date format to fields in a records management policy:

  1. Access the administration area, and go to the Policy Management page.

  2. Update the Records Management Policy by adding "Format": "Date" to the field definition. For example:

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{
    "Order": 25,
    "Name": "Executed Start",
    "Is Data": true,
    "Format": "Date"
},
{
    "Order": 30,
    "Name": "Executed End",
    "Is Data": true,
    "Format": "Date"
},
{
    "Order": 20,
    "Name": "Executed",
    "Is Data": true,
    "Format": "Date"
}

Users can configure their timezone preferences in their Vera user profile settings to control how these date fields display.