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This is necessary also for deployments where all devices are configured with common time zone settings where the selected time zone is subject to daylight saving adjustments.  \nThe following product design principles relates should be considered:  \n• For storage and data transfer, an instant in time is always represented as UTC.  \n• Within the user interface, dates and times are commonly presented according to the user’s local time preferences (as determined by the Operating System or browser) .  \n• Schedule start times are saved based on the local time-zone settings of the device used to configure the schedule. Schedules are executed by the server based on the server’s local time.  \nThis data sheet illustrates these principles, and describes situations where there are exceptions when working with certain versions of the product.  \nHighlighted content within this guide indicates scenarios that are not consistent with the associated design principles.  \nData Types  \nWithin Blue Prism Processes, there are three data types related to the handling of dates and times:  \n• Time – represents a particular time of day.  \n• Date – represents a particular day.  \n• DateTime – represents a specific moment in time at a specific time in history.  \nTime zones are only relevant to the DateTime data type.  \nCommercial in Confidence Page 1 of 9  \n© 2021 Blue Prism Limited.“Blue Prism”, the “Blue Prism” logo and Prism device are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Blue  \nPrism Limited and its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.  \nDate and Time Handling  \nSession Logs  \nA session is an instance of a Process running (or Pending) on a Runtime Resource, initiated either by a Scheduled Task or directly in Control Room. This does not include running Processes directly from Process Studio. Session Logs record session start and end times and also the actions of a process as it is executed.  \nLogs can be accessed from within the system via the Session Management “View Log” option or from the view log functionality beneath Process Logs and Audit Logs beneath System – Audit.  \n\n|  | Version 5 | Version 6/7 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Stored as | Local time of the Application Server. Where a direct database connection is used, this will be the local time of the database server. | Local time of the Resource which executed the session along with UTC offset. |\n| Displayed as | Local time of the Application Server. Where a direct database connection is used, this will be the local time of the database server. | Local time of the Resource which executed the session along with a UTC offset. User local time is available via tool-tip. |\n| Exported as | Local time of the device which completed the export. | Local time of the Resource which executed the session. |\n| Additional info | Session logs are stored based on the local time of the application server (or the database if using a direct database connection) . Session logs are exported based on the client local time where they are exported.\u003Cbr>The session log entries (i.e. the stage-level logs) are saved using the database time.\u003Cbr>It is essential that the Database Server, Application Server and Interactive Client must all have the same time zone, otherwise when viewing the session logs the log times will be incorrect. | Session logs are stored in the database in the local time of the resource which ran the session, along with an offset value which describes how the time zone of theresource relates to UTC. Session log times are displayed in the user interface as the local time on the resource when the session ran. 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