# \[System\]Client/System/CurrentDateTime and dateformat

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-client-system-currentdatetime-and-dateformat/4756>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 3, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-client-system-currentdatetime-and-dateformat/4756 "2012-07-03T20:57:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![cgele](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cgele/32/3453_2.png) [@cgele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cgele)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-client-system-currentdatetime-and-dateformat/4756/1 "2012-07-03T20:57:55Z")

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Has anyone seen this issue before? I have a Gateway in PDT time zone and client/designer in CDT. The top date time value is a label component that is formatted using the dateformat function on the system tag “[System]Client/System/CurrentDateTime”. The bottom value is a label component that is tied to an expression which is the tag value “[System]Client/System/CurrentDateTime”. I’ve also tried binding the label directly to the tag. With no formatting, the value displays the correct value in the correct time zone. If the dateformat function is applied, then the value displays the correct format using the Gateway time zone only. I need to reformat this tag in the Client time zone.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![James.Lorenz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/james.lorenz/32/3290_2.png) [@James.Lorenz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/James.Lorenz)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-client-system-currentdatetime-and-dateformat/4756/2 "2012-07-03T23:28:41Z")

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In your designer, go to Project -\> Properties and under Client -\> General change the timezone behavior to “Client Timezone”. See if that fixes your issue.

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**Author:** ![cgele](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cgele/32/3453_2.png) [@cgele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cgele)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-client-system-currentdatetime-and-dateformat/4756/3 "2012-07-05T13:36:39Z")

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That took care of it.

Thanks, James.