Getting Current Time for different Timezones

[deepak50]

Hi,

How Can I get the Current time for different timezones in script include.

For eg Current time in EST/PST/US Mountain etc. User can have any timezone setting in Profile like EST or PST but script should always give current time based on Timezone name passed.

I am working in scoped app and using below api

GlideScheduleDateTime(gdt).convertTimeZone(Timezone1 , TimeZone2);

But this is giving correct result only if user has Timezone setting in profile as GMT , It is failing is user has timezone setting as EST or PST in profile.

Thanks

Deepak

[OlaN]

Hi,

If you are working in Global scope, then you have the option of using

gs.nowDateTime();

which returns the time in the current users time-zone setting.

[Community Alums]

Hi @deepak50 ,

Certainly! If you want to generate the current date in UTC using GlideDateTime in ServiceNow, you can follow this code snippet:

gs.info(new GlideDateTime());

The following code will return the current date/time in the specific timezone you want:

vargt =newGlideDateTime();
gt.setTimeZone('PST');//["US/Eastern" , "US/Eastern" , "PST" ]
gs.info(gt.getDisplayValue());

You can utilize the above code in server-side scripting.

If this helped you in any way, please hit the like button/mark it helpful. So it will help others to get the correct solution.

regards,

Prasad

[deepak50]

Hi Prasad, I am working in app scope , so setTimeZone is giving error:

problem: java.lang.SecurityException: Function setTimeZone is not allowed in scope 

Thanks

Deepak

[Community Alums]

@deepak50 , Didn't found any solution yet. But could you please try making your application cross-scoped by providing cross-scope privileges?

-Prasad