DateTimeUtil::utcNow returning date from another timezone.

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Posted on by Ghetz

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DateTimeUtil::utcNow. According to the MSDN: "This method is run on the server, so that the time that is returned is the system time of the server"

However, If I create a method with this code:

private void TimeTest()
{
    str MyDate;
    ;
    MyDate= DateTimeUtil::toStr(DateTimeUtil::utcNow());
    Box::info(MyDate);
}

It returns the time from another TImezone. I've checked my user's timezone in AX and also the AOS Server timezone, and both have London timezone. When server time is 11:00, it returns 10:00

Any ideas on what can be causing this behaviour?

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RE: DateTimeUtil::utcNow returning date from another timezone.

Like Martin suggests, you're looking at the wrong method call:

here are some options for you to use:

today(); // print system date on AOS where the code is executed

systemDateGet(); // print the AX session date.

To see the difference, you will need to change the session date of AX (Tools --> Session date on the client)
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Martin Dráb 230,188 Most Valuable Professional on at

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RE: DateTimeUtil::utcNow returning date from another timezone.

As the name suggests, utcNow() returns in time in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), not in any local timezone. What the documentation talks about is what's the source; it doesn't mean that utcNow() doesn't return UTC.

You can apply a time zone by DateTimeUtil::applyTimeZoneOffset(), if you want a local time instead of UTC.