# Perpective Client Timezones not being used when I have it set to do so **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [November 7, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perpective-client-timezones-not-being-used-when-i-have-it-set-to-do-so/81623 "2023-11-07T20:53:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perpective-client-timezones-not-being-used-when-i-have-it-set-to-do-so/81623/9 "2023-11-07T23:59:07Z")
> [@Cole\_Townsend](#): > > my final solution You really should not be doing imports in transforms (or any other `def`s where you can avoid it). Delegate to a project library utility script, like shown here: > [@Ignition Perspective Page to show the client System date and time](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-page-to-show-the-client-system-date-and-time/73265/8): > > Sure. I recommend [DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatter.html#ofPattern(java.lang.String)). But I would move the complexity to a project script module with a DateTimeFormatter instance with your preferred pattern saved as a top level variable. Like so, perhaps: from java.time import ZoneId from java.time.format import DateTimeFormatter defaultFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm") def zonedFormat(ts, zoneid, format=None): formatter = defaultFormatter if format is None else DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(format) r… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perpective-client-timezones-not-being-used-when-i-have-it-set-to-do-so/81623)._