Understand entities and time zones

To simplify the determination of start and end times for shifts, the system assumes that an entity that is capable of scheduling shifts and its child entities are in the same time zone. Therefore, shift changes are processed in the local time of the parent entity that is capable of scheduling shifts.

For example, say a shift pattern is assigned to entities in Singapore and New York and it includes a shift that starts at 6 am. For entities in Singapore, the shift will start at 6 am in the Singapore time zone (SGT). For entities in New York, the shift will start at 6 am in the New York time zone (EST).

The time zone of an entity that is capable of scheduling shifts is determined as follows:

• If the entity is linked to a site, its time zone is the time zone set for the site.

• If the entity is not linked to a site, its time zone defaults to the time zone of the MES database server.