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# Configure the Time Zone and Format in a Report

You can set the time and date format, and a time zone for report widgets by adding a server configuration. When this is not specified, the time/date format and time zone are the local time and location when the report is generated.

{% hint style="info" %}

### Note

Most out-of-the-box reports, time zone and time formats in a widget cannot be changed unless you copy the report. Some reports, such as Open Incidents, include a title widget, which include the date the report is generated. The report is generated according to the system default. You can change the system default by going to the **Time Configuration** section (Settings → ABOUT → **Troubleshooting**).
{% endhint %}

1. Go to Settings → About → **Troubleshooting**.
2. In the **Server Configuration** section, click **Add Server Configuration**.
3. Add the following keys and values:

   | Key                       | Value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
   | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   | **`reports.time.format`** | <p>The time/date for your report widgets. For example:</p><ul><li>02 Jan 06 15:05 GMT</li><li>Thursday, 02-Jan-06 15:05 MST</li><li>2006-01-02T15:05:10Z07:00</li></ul><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p><strong>Note</strong></p><p>Layouts must use the reference time Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 MST 2006 to show the pattern with which to format/parse a given time/string. For more examples, see <a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/time-formatting-in-golang/">Time Formatting in Go Language</a>.</p></div> |
   | **`reports.time.zone`**   | <p>The time zone for your report widgets. For example:</p><ul><li>Australia/Melbourne</li><li>Canada/Pacific</li><li>America/Los\_Angeles</li><li>America/New\_York</li><li>Asia/Jerusalem</li><li>Asia/Kolkata</li><li>CET</li><li>EST</li><li>GMT</li><li>Europe/Berlin</li><li>Europe/Brussels</li><li>UTC (Default)</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
4. Click **Save**.
5. Restart the Cortex XSOAR server by running the following command:

   **`systemctl restart demisto`**

For example, the following table shows the default configuration (Tue, 28 December 2021 06:25:36 UTC).

![reports-time-utc.png](/files/LEA4qs83tc0Vo8sXirEG)

We add the following **`reports.time.format`** server configuration:

2006-01-02T15:05:10Z07:00

The table now shows the following data:

![reports-time-tz.png](/files/XdP3LSCWVh26RDvW66nU)


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