How are Dates formatted in Appian

Appian stores all dates in a standardized GMT-based decimal format.  We don't see that decimal value (without trying really hard), instead we see the interpretation of what that value means to us.  When we look in the DB, what we see is that decimal value converted back into a (GMT) timestamp value.  In the Appian front-end, either at entry time or after querying the value back from the DB, we see the value in GMT converted back to our timezone.

Appian stores all dates in a standardized GMT-based decimal format.  We don't see that decimal value (without trying really hard), instead we see the interpretation of what that value means to us.  When we look in the DB, what we see is that decimal value converted back into a (GMT) timestamp value.  In the Appian front-end, either at entry time or after querying the value back from the DB, we see the value in GMT converted back to our timezone.

How do we ensure that the time is not converted into GMT when saving to the Database?

You don't, and you shouldn't.

Please, can you tell me why; because the dates in the database is not reflecting the actual date the transaction was completed. Instead it is adding 5hrs; since I am at CST here.

Thanks

Ok; thanks.

nicholaso0002 said:

Please, can you tell me why; because the dates in the database is not reflecting the actual date the transaction was completed. Instead it is adding 5hrs; since I am at CST here.

GMT (actually UTC) is a universal standard for underlying value of DB timestamp storage.  It means that you will *always* be able to take a timestamp value stored to the DB, and interpret it in the correct value given the end user and the time zone they're viewing from.

en.wikipedia.org/.../Coordinated_Universal_Time