Title
Is Multi-Time Zone Supported by Power Monitoring Expert?
Issue
Customer is unable to determine if their PME system offers multi-time zone support.
Product Line
Power Monitoring Expert 2024
Power Monitoring Expert 2023
Power Monitoring Expert 2022
Power Monitoring Expert 2021
Power Monitoring Expert 9.x
Power Monitoring Expert 8.x
Power Monitoring Expert 7.2.x
Environment
Power Monitoring Expert
Microsoft Windows Multi-time zone
Cause
User is unable to determine the accuracy of the time stamps of their data.
Resolution
PME 8.x and earlier
Does not support multi-time zone. In Power Monitoring Expert 8.x, timestamps are either UTC or local server time. If a user is located in a time zone other than the server, the times displayed in PME do not match expectations.
The PME servers need to be able to currently support multi time zone sites based on the physical location where the meters are located. This is required for both data archiving and reporting purposes.
For example, the time stamp you see in vista or web browser will be server local time that the end user is viewing the information from,
PME 9.0 and later
Has multi-time zone Support. In web applications, data is displayed in meter local time regardless of the location of the PME server.
