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   <Header>
      <Title>To use time zones</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1154917">
         <Level1>time zones</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>A time zone is a
		geographical region in which the same standard time is used. LN provides
		the world's time zones information in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/aad/ttaad0160m000" role="session">Time Zones (ttaad0160m000)</GUIRef> session. In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/emm/tcemm1100m000" role="session">Time Zones (tcemm1100m000)</GUIRef> session in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/emm" role="module">Enterprise Modeling Management</GUIRef> module you can select those time zones that you want to use and
		add a description to each time zone.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The companies of a
		multisite structure must share the Time Zones (emm100) table.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>LN records dates and
		times of logistic transactions, such as the various types of order documents,
		transactions, postings shipments, and receipts, in <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#100000" role="glossary">Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) time</Link>, which is the same
		in every geographical location around the world. Therefore, a logistic company
		is independent of time zones.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>User time zones</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">User Management</GUIRef> module in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt" role="package">Enterprise Server</GUIRef> you must link a time zone to each LN user with the user data
		  template. LN uses the user's time zone to display logistic transaction
		  dates and times, which are registered in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc" role="package">Common</GUIRef>, in the
		  user's local time.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Resource time zones</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>To determine the time
		  zones for the various resources, such as departments and warehouses, LN uses the time zone that is linked to the resources' address.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>LN uses the time
		  zone of a work center that acts as the calculation office of an <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000000000000055" role="glossary">assembly line</Link> to calculate the time
		  differences between assembly lines. This information is necessary to coordinate
		  the main lines and the supplying lines.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>The default time zones
		  are the time zones that you enter in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs1143m000" role="session">States/Provinces (tcmcs1143m000)</GUIRef> session and in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0110s000" role="session">Countries (tcmcs0110s000)</GUIRef> session, in that order. If you do not enter a default
		  time zone for the country, state, or province, you must enter the time zone for
		  each address.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Financial company time zones</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You must select a time
		  zone for each financial company in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/emm" role="module">Enterprise Modeling Management</GUIRef> module. LN records postings in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef> with the
		  local date and time. When transactions are transferred from the logistic
		  company to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>, LN converts the transaction date and time from UTC
		  time to the financial company's local date and time. This way, the amounts are
		  posted in the correct financial periods in each financial company.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>LN also converts
		  the effective date and time of currency rates and tax rates, which you define
		  in the logistic company, from UTC time to the financial company's local time.
		  This way, the correct rates are applied to convert the amounts into the home
		  currencies in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef> and to compute the tax amounts.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>