https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/user-interface/2576/hi-is-it-possible-to-avoid-date-conversion-to-gmt-during-saving-thi Is it possible to avoid date conversion (to GMT) during saving to database (write to data store). I am trying to save the date based on the primary timezone specified at the &quot;System&quot; tab. Regards Stephen... OriginalPostID-107396 OriginalPostID-107en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.appian.com/thread/8974?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:04:40 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:ba7ccd0f-ec21-4d0b-a291-e6ac50ed28eaBrett ShomakerDates in Appian do not have time zones. They are calendar dates.<br /><br />The date and time data type does have a time zone, but the value is always stored in Appian in its GMT equivalent.<br /><br />If you want to shift the value to a different time zone before storing it externally, you can use the gmt() or local() functions. However, consider storing your datetime values in the external database in GMT as well to avoid the hassle of conversion on retrieval as well.<br /><br /><a href="https://forum.appian.com/suite/wiki/74/Data_Types#Date">forum.appian.com/.../Data_Types</a><br /><a href="https://forum.appian.com/suite/wiki/74/Data_Types#Date_and_Time">forum.appian.com/.../Data_Types</a><br /><a href="https://forum.appian.com/suite/wiki/74/Date_and_Time_Functions">forum.appian.com/.../Date_and_Time_Functions</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>