{"id":1032,"date":"2020-01-25T12:30:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T01:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulyeatman.net.au\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2020-02-13T12:33:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T01:33:30","slug":"question-regarding-time-stamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulyeatman.net.au\/index.php\/2020\/01\/25\/question-regarding-time-stamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Question Regarding Time Stamps"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Question posed on LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“Hello Dear LinkedIn friends. I have few questions related to computerized system. <\/span><\/h4>\n

1. In a country where there is a change in time due to day light saving. How does audit trails and reports are managed in software? ( Here software is operated in multiple time zones) Example: if someone logs in at 9:55 AM and start activity which lasts for 15 mins (means completion at 10:10). What if, in between there is day light saving happened at 10 AM and time goes 1 hr back. It will show that personnel logged in at 9:55 and activity was completed at 9:10. How shall we handle impact of day light savings in such case for reports and audit trails? <\/span><\/h4>\n

2. Do we require Audit trails for each activity. ? E.g. If software is prepared to manage documents. And we have some activities like News and Events on dash board for employees which is not critical step or basic requirement of application. <\/span><\/h4>\n

So do we require audit trail for such activities which are not critical for intended use of software. And if yes, do we require reason for each step?<\/span>“<\/h4>\n

<\/p>\n

My reply was this:<\/h4>\n

“I would timestamp everything with GMT time. That way there is no question as to when something happened.<\/span><\/span> “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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