The way times and dates are presented to users on the 'Approval request' emails, the Approval web panel and the Approval History depends by the JIRA settings listed below:
- JIRA default language (System->General configuration->Default language)
- Default user time zone (System->General configuration->Default user time zone)
- Complete Date/Time Format (System->Look and Feel->Complete Date/Time Format)
Review Configuring JIRA Options page detailing how to manage the default language and time zone customization and the Date/time formats customization page detailig the allowed date and time pattern strings for the Date/Time Format.
The following examples show the impact that the mentioned settings have on the Data/Time Formats displayed on the Approval web panel and the Approval History Tab.
Example 1
| Default language | Deutsch |
| Time Zone | GMT+01.00 (System Time + 1hour) |
| Complete Date/Time Format: | h:mm a, MMMMM dd, yy (E.g. 4:55 AM, May 23, 07) |
Data/Time Formats displayed on the Approval web panel and on the Approval History Tab are showed below:
Example 2
| Default language | English (United Kingdom) |
| Default user time zone | System default: (GMT+00:00) London |
On updating Default language to français (France), dates are displayed as showed below:
On updating Default user time zone to (GMT+04:00) dates are displayed as showed below:
Example 3
Following, some screenshots showing the date displayed on the Approval panel for Complete Date/Time Format miscellaneous settings
| Complete Date/Time Format | h:mm a, MMMMM dd, yy |
| Complete Date/Time Format | h:mm a |
| Complete Date/Time Format | hh 'o''clock' a, zzzz |
