The date and hour formats that are shown throughout the system can easily be modified by Administrators in General Settings.
Select Date Format
- Go to MANAGE > Scilife Settings.
- Go to General Settings > Date & Time Format.
- In the Select Date Format dropdown, you can choose the desired format.
- Save.
There are several different date formats to choose from, they will give you the following result:
| DATE FORMAT | RESULT |
| M d, Y | Feb 13, 2021 |
| d-m-Y | 13-02-2021 |
| D j/n/Y | Sat 13/2/2021 |
| jS F Y | 13th February 2021 |
| Y-m-d | 2021-02-13 |
| d/m/Y | 13/02/2021 |
| l, d-M-Y | Saturday, 13-Feb-2021 |
Select Time Format
- Go to Manage > Scilife Settings.
- Go to General Settings > Date & Time Format.
- In the Select Time Format dropdown, you can choose the desired format.
- Save.
| TIME FORMAT | RESULT |
| H:i:s | 07:20:01 |
| g:i a | 7:20 am |
| h:i A | 07:20 AM |
Show Date & Time in User’s Time zone
The timestamp for electronic signatures in Scilife is set up to show in the UTC time zone, which is a globally recognized standard policy.
You can choose to show the date and time in your local time zone by following these steps:
- Go to MANAGE > Scilife Settings.
- Go to General Settings > Date & Time Format.
- Turn the Show Date & Time in User’s Time zone switch ON.
- Save.
The displayed time zone will then be shown in your local time throughout the system.
Please note that if the users who sign off on an item are in different time zones, the exported report will show the time zone of the last user who signed on to the item for all signatures.
Relevant for: Administrators.