Function

offsetFromGMT( date, timezone )

Returns the offset (in minutes) from GMT of the given date and timezone.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
date	Date	The date for which the offset should be returned.
timezone	Text	The string Id of the timezone for which the offset should be returned.

Returns

Number

Examples

You can copy and paste these examples into the Expression Rule Designer to see how this works.

offsetFromGMT(date(2005,12,13), "America/Los_Angeles") returns -480

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.