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Oracle® Business Intelligence Presentation Services Administration Guide > Administering Oracle BI Presentation Services > Setting the Preferred Time Zone for Users >
Precedence Order for Time Zones
The actual time zone in which various types of content are displayed follows a precedence order that is described in Table 3. In the table, the items with lower numbers override those with higher numbers. For example, Item 1 takes precedence over Item 2.
Table 3. Precedence Order for Time Zones
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Data |
1 The setting of the DATA_TZ session variable. 2 The setting of the <DefaultDataOffset> element in the instanceconfig.xml file. 3 The time zone of the original data as set by the Oracle BI Server Administrator (because the time zone is unknown for Oracle BI Presentation Services). |
Data display |
1 The setting that a report creator makes. 2 The setting of the DATA_DISPLAY_TZ session variable. 3 The setting of the <DefaultDataDisplay> element in the instanceconfig.xml file. |
General time stamps (not including column data and log files) |
2 The time zone for Oracle BI Presentation Services. |
Log file information |
1 The setting of the <Logging> element in the instanceconfig.xml file. 2 The time zone for Oracle BI Presentation Services. |
User-Preferred Time Zone
The user-preferred time zone is determined by the following:
- The specification that a user makes on the My Account screen in Answers.
- The setting of the TIMEZONE session variable.
- The setting of the <DefaultUserPreferred> element in the instanceconfig.xml file.
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