Data Transformation Engine Type Designer Reference Guide
Chapter 5 - Item Properties  Date & Time Item Subclass Properties 
Time Zone 
Abbreviation 
Hours before 
Greenwich Mean Time 
Hours ahead of 
Greenwich Mean Time 
Yukon Standard 
Time 
YST  -9  +15 
Hawaii Standard 
Time 
HST -10  +14 
Nome Time  NT  -11  +13 
New Zealand 
Time 
NZT -12  +12 
No name; no 
location 
###  -13  +11 
Guam Standard 
Time 
GST -14  +10 
Japan Standard 
Time 
JST  -15  +9 
China Coast Time CCT  -16  +8 
West Australia 
Time 
WAT  -17  +7 
Zulu + 6 (Russia 
zone 6) 
ZP6 -18  +6 
Zulu + 5 (Russia 
zone 5) 
ZP5  -19  +5 
Zulu + 4 (Russia 
zone 4) 
ZP4 -20  +4 
Baghdad Time  BT  -21  +3 
Eastern 
European Time 
EET -22  +2 
Central European 
Time 
CET  -23  +1 
Use of Format Elements 
If you select the same format element more than once for the same item, that 
item may not be validated separately. If you specify MON twice, the day of the 
month is not validated separately for both months. For example, if the date format 










