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Insert datetimeutc in DataEntity

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Posted on by MB-05091058-0 65

Hi, 

I am developing a c# application that insert and get data in D365 via ODATA. My doubt is how to set datetime value when the type of data in D365 is utcDateTime. 

Is it correct to leave my values in UTC format or it is necessary to pass them in other format ? My question is because I am new in D365 and I don't know if could be consideration about the timezone preference of the user that the application uses for insert or retrieve data...

i would insert and filter the data using value in UTC in order to don't have problems to deploy my app in server with different timezones...

If there are some documentation about these arguments it will be appreciated. 

Thank you!

Michele

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    Sergei Minozhenko Profile Picture
    Sergei Minozhenko 23,095 on at

    Hi Michele,

    UtcDateTime is equal to DateTimeOffset struct in C#, so it makes no difference to use UTC or local time (or another TimeZone) if time offset is correct.

    It can be easily tested if take one existing entity in D365 where datetime field is used and insert one record with UTC date time and one with local time. You will see that in the database it will be saved correctly in both cases as UTC.

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    MB-05091058-0 65 on at

    Hi Sergei,

    thank you.

    My application save datetime in UTC format and is perfect to send this information to D365 without logic of conversion... Probably my doubt is derived in the first test with date field and not datetime (in the dataentity this type is also datetimeoffset and i made a mistake!). your answer is correct!

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