Selecting a Date and Time Format

Select a preferred date and time format for the system.

System administrators for facilities outside of the United States (non-US locales) can select a preferred date and time format to support the local date and time formats.

  1. Navigate to Network Settings in the Settings section of the navigation bar.

    The Network Configuration page displays.

  2. Click Date/Time Format

    The Date/Time Format page displays.

  3. Select a value for Date Format field from the dropdown list

    You can choose one of the following options:
    • DD/MM/YYYY

    • MM/DD/YYYY (default)

    • YYYY/MM/DD

    The following is the date format used for:
    • US Locales - the "MM/DD/YYYY" is the default format.
    • Vina Web - the Date and Time format matches the device format. If the device provides no date format, the default (MM/DD/YYYY) date format is used.
    • Staff Assignment Console - the Date and Time format match the device format.
    • Workflows and Rules - uses the date format stored on a configuration file that is synchronized across nodes.
  4. Select one of the following to exit the Date/Time format page:
    • Update — to save the selected Date/Time format and return to the Network Configuration page.
    • Cancel — to exit the Date/Time Format page without saving any changes.