Time Difference Configuration
Introduction
ConnectALL enables you to sync data between two applications seamlessly by allowing you to configure the time difference (if any) between the ConnectALL installed location and the application server installed location–if you have installed both the servers in different time zone locations.
Time Difference Calculation
You can easily define the time difference calculation for an application link in ConnectALL when you are configuring an app-link. This is essential for syncing your records with the correct time difference. The time difference is set in the Flow Properties section of the Entity Mapping tab.
We have provided a time difference calculation table below that covers scenarios where the ConnectALL server and the application server are located in different timezone locations. The resulting time difference is provided in seconds. If your servers are not in the timezones covered in the below example, you can download the excel sheet-Timezone offset calculation.xlsx and enter the time difference according to your server locations, and calculate the time difference.
ConnectALL TimeZone Offset (based on GMT) | APP SERVER TimeZone OFFSET | Difference (In hours) (ConnectALL server(-) AppServer | In Seconds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EST | -5 | GMT | 0 | -5 | -18000 |
EDT | -4 | GMT | 0 | -4 | -14400 |
IST | 5.5 | GMT | 0 | 5.5 | 19800 |
PST | -8 | EST | -5 | -3 | -10800 |
PDT | -7 | EDTY | -4 | -3 | -10800 |
GMT | 0 | GMT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GMT | 0 | PST | -8 | 8 | 28800 |
Arizona State | -7 | MST | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona State | -7 | MDT | -6 | -1 | -3600 |
Configuring the Time Difference
You can easily enter the time difference calculation in ConnectALL when you are configuring an application link. To set the time difference,
- Go to Entity Mapping tab.
- Click to expand the WorkFlow Properties option (image).
- Enter the required information in the Time Difference field.
- You can select a Time Zone for an app-link in the Connections screen as well. Note that, you need not configure the time difference here if you have selected a timezone. Incase If you have done both, the timezone selected in the Connections screen takes precedence. If you don't select a timezone, the time-difference configured here will be considered.
- There are some applications where the Time Zone selection is not required. (Eg: Atlassian Jira, MicroFocus ALM). In such applications, the Time Zone field will be grayed out in the Connection screen while creating an Integration.