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)
In order to have further information on default language and time zone customization in JIRA, please review Configuring JIRA Options documentation.
In order to have further information on language and time zone customization, please review Date/time formats customization documentation.
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 |
| Default User 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
The following screenshots show the date time format displayed on the Approval Panel base upon different Complete Date/Time Format setups.
| 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 |
