In today’s world, the same industries have various branches running at different locations and employees working remotely across different time zones. So, to effectively manage the time according to user time zone and organization time zone, Salesforce provides the functionality of Salesforce time zone settings.
In this Salesforce tutorial, I will explain the Salesforce time zone with various Salesforce timezone lists. I will also explain step-by-step how to change the default time zone in Salesforce.
Salesforce Time Zone
Salesforce timezones allow users and organizations to manage and handle time-related information accurately across different geographical locations and time zones.
The users or employees in Salesforce companies are located in different geographical locations with different time zones. Additionally, multiple time users observe that the same record has different time zones within the time field.
These problems occur due to the different time zone settings for the users. So, to resolve this issue, you may be required to change the time zone in Salesforce.
It also means that in Salesforce, you have different time zones according to different locations. Let’s see the list of various time zones present in Salesforce.
Salesforce Timezone List
You can access the list of the time zones supported by Salesforce along with their codes by following the below given steps.
1. Log into your Salesforce account. Click on “Profile” and select the “Settings” option.
2. Choose the “Language and Time Zone” section from the left sidebar.
3. Expand the “Time Zone” dropdown field, and you will get all the possible time zones in Salesforce.
How to Change Time Zone in Salesforce
You can change the time zone at two levels: i.e. for the organization and also for the user individuals. Let’s learn how you can do that in Salesforce.
Salesforce Org Time Zone
You can easily check and change the org time zone in Salesforce Lightning and Salesforce Classic. Let’s learn how we can do that:
Change Time Zone of Organization in Salesforce Lightning
Follow the below-given steps to do that:
1. Click on the “Gear” icon, then select the “Setup” option in Salesforce Lightning.
2. In the “Quick Find” box, search for “Company Information”.
3. Scroll down to the “Local Settings” and edit the time zone according to the requirement in the “Default Time Zone” field.
4. To save the changes, click on the “Save” button.
With this, you have changed the time zone at the organizational level in Salesforce Lightning.
Change Time Zone of Organization in Salesforce Classic
If you are using the Salesforce Classic user interface, you can still change the Salesforce org time zone by following the below steps:
1. Click on the “Setup” option given at the top right side. If you don’t find the option here, click on your name dropdown option, and you will get the “Setup” option there.’
2. In the “Quick Find” box, search for the “Company Information” option and click on it.
3. Move to the “Local Settings” section and change the time zone in the “Default Time Zone” field according to the requirements of the organization.
4. Click on the “Save” button to change the organization’s time zone settings.
In this way, you can change the timezone at the org level using the Salesforce Classic Interface.
Salesforce User Time Zone
Sometimes, there must be a requirement to set up different time zones for specific users in Salesforce. In Salesforce, the administrator and the user change their time zone according to the requirement.
Change Default Time Zone for User by Users
The following are the steps to change the default time zone for the user by the user itself.
Change Default Time Zone for User by Users in Salesforce Lightning
The following are the steps to change the default time zone for users by user themself in Salesforce Lightning:
1. Click on your “Avatar” icon -> Click on the “Settings” option.
2. On the left sidebar, click on the “Language & Time Zone” option.
3. Change the time zone in the “Time Zone” field and click on the “Save” button.
With this, you have learned how to change the default time zone by using yourself in Salesforce Lightning.
Change Time Zone Settings of User by Themself in Salesforce Classic
Below are the steps to change your time zone settings in Salesforce Classic:
1. Click on your “Name” given at the top -> Click on the “Settings” option.
2. Click on the “Personal” section from the left sidebar, then click on the “Language & Time Zone” option.
3. Change your time zone according to your need and click on the “Save” button.
By following this way, the user can itslef change their time zone in Salesforce Classic.
Change Default Time Zone for User by Administrator
The Salesforce admin can change the time zone of the specific user without affecting the organization and other users’ time zones in Salesforce.
Change Time Zone for User by System Admin in Salesforce Lightning
Below are the steps to change the time zone of the user by admin:
1. Click on the “Gear” icon -> Select the “Setup” option.
2. In the “Quick Find” box, search for “Users” and click on it.
3. From the list of active users in the organization, choose the user whose time the system admin wants to change by clicking on the “Edit” button next to it. Let’s suppose you want to change the time zone for “Lisa Park”.
4. Scroll down to the “Locale Settings” and change the “Time Zone” field of the affected user as per the requirement. Then, click on the “Save” button.
You have learned to change the time zone of the user by admin in Salesforce Lightning.
Change Time Zone of Affected User by Administrator in Salesforce Classic
The following are the steps to change the time zone by the system administrator of the affected user in Salesforce Classic:
1. Go to the “Setup” option -> Click on the “Users” option under the “Manage Users”.
2. Click on the “Edit” option given next to the user whose time zone you want to change.
3. Move to the “Locale Settings”, change the “Time Zone” field according to the need, and click on the “Save” button.
In this way, you can change the timezone of the affected user by admin in Salesforce Classic.
Conclusion
I hope you have learned about the Salesforce Time Zone. I have explained step-by-step how to change the default time zone of the org in Salesforce.
Additionally, I have explained the process of changing the time zone of the user by themself and the system administrator in Salesforce.
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