of HTML Form shows incorrect time
**URL:** https://talk.openmrs.org/t/encounterdate-of-html-form-shows-incorrect-time/37788
**Category:** Ask OpenMRS
**Tags:** html-form-entry, refapp
**Created:** [October 31, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/encounterdate-of-html-form-shows-incorrect-time/37788 "2022-10-31T06:59:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@nischith](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/nischith)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/encounterdate-of-html-form-shows-incorrect-time/37788/1 "2022-10-31T06:59:58Z")
The system config is _OpenMRS core 2.6.0_/ _Refapp 2.13.0-SNAPSHOT_ / Ubuntu _22.04.1 LTS_
A form has been created using the HTML Form Entry module (v5.1.0-SNAPSHOT). One of the tags used in the form is:
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Though the server has been configured to IST timezone, the above tag displays the time in UTC.
Please help in finding a solution to this. Thank you!
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### Author:  [@mksd](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mksd)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 8:05am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/encounterdate-of-html-form-shows-incorrect-time/37788/2 "2022-10-31T08:05:43Z")
The tag should show date-times in the client timezone, regardless of the server’s setting, what’s their timezone in your setup?
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### Author:  [@nischith](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/nischith)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/encounterdate-of-html-form-shows-incorrect-time/37788/3 "2022-10-31T08:19:50Z")
@mksd Everything is running on the same machine. Both core and the RefApp modules have been installed on the same machine…there is no separate installation of the client. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@mksd](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/mksd)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/encounterdate-of-html-form-shows-incorrect-time/37788/4 "2022-10-31T08:55:17Z")
I don’t remember the details but we wrestled a lot with all this and what I remember is that it is far better practice to always set your servers in UTC.
What would be good to try is:
- Server in UTC
- Client in IST
and confirms that this works. Could you do that?
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### Author:  [@nischith](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/nischith)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/encounterdate-of-html-form-shows-incorrect-time/37788/5 "2022-10-31T09:12:55Z")
The frontend being used here is the old RefApp distro (_Refapp 2.13.0_) and not the one of the Microfrontend architecture. So, here both the core and the related frontend modules are residing in the same machine.
The frontend/ client modules are in the _Modules_ directory of the same machine on which _OpenMRS Core_ has also been deployed. I am not quite sure if it is possible to have the frontend modules running on a separate machine configured to a different Timezone.
If there is any documentation detailing a different setup, I would be happy to implement that.
I am sorry if I am missing something here. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@ibacher](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ibacher)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/encounterdate-of-html-form-shows-incorrect-time/37788/6 "2022-10-31T12:46:37Z")
@mksd Wasn’t this supposed to be an opt-in or opt-out feature? It looks like we might have inadvertently made it mandatory…
@nischith There’s a global property called “timezone.conversions”. Can you check what it’s set to on your setup? Also, are you able to reproduce the issue on [qa-refapp.openmrs.org](http://qa-refapp.openmrs.org)?
PS The “client” in question is your browser. While the MF architecture might be new, we’ve used Javascript-driven frontends… about as long as OpenMRS has been around.
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### Author:  [@nischith](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/nischith)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/encounterdate-of-html-form-shows-incorrect-time/37788/7 "2022-10-31T14:02:57Z")
@ibacher
The value of `timezone.conversions` is `false` on my setup
Also, I am able to reproduce the issue on [qa-refapp.openmrs.org](http://qa-refapp.openmrs.org/)
My local machine/ browser has always been configured to IST and in spite of that at [qa-refapp.openmrs.org](http://qa-refapp.openmrs.org/) and in the setup talked about in this topic, `` displays the time in UTC. I have just created a form by the name `Test-form-Oct-2022` at [qa-refapp.openmrs.org](http://qa-refapp.openmrs.org/) to verify the same (visible at the patient dashboard, Current Visit Actions)
But, during the course of this chat it looks like a solution has been found (and hoping that it is a reliable one):
→ Initially the machine the webserver was running on was set to UTC and `` also displayed the time in UTC
→ Next, the above machine’s Time zone was changed to IST but `` continued to display the time in UTC
→ Finally, after restarting both the webserver and rebooting the machine `` has started showing the time in IST
So, it _looks like_ `` is tuned to the server time and not the client/ browser time.
Thanks!