offsetFromGMT() Function

Function

offsetFromGMT( date, timezone )

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

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.

Number

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

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	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

offsetFromGMT() Function