New Beta: More time zone formatting options for datetime and formula fields
Hi everyone! We’re excited to announce a new beta feature that allows you to specify a display time zone of your choice on date fields that include time and formula fields that output a datetime value. Once you specify a time zone for a field, this time zone will be visible and used for all collaborators.
We’ve heard your feedback that time and time zones can be tricky to manage, and we hope that being able to choose from a broader list of global time zones can make collaborating across time zones much easier and clearer for you and your teams.
You’ll only be able to use these field-level time zone settings in your base if you’ve signed up for the beta and you can sign up for the beta via this form. As you’re trying out the feature, please submit any feedback/issues here.
Read on for more information!
For datetime fields, you can access this feature by going to the field configuration menu and toggling on both “Include time” and “Use the same time zone for all collaborators”. Setting custom time zones is only supported for fields that include time.
For formula fields, you can access this feature by going to your field configuration menu and navigating to the Formatting tab.
This feature is still in development, so there are some known gaps and aspects may be subject to breaking changes. Please keep this in mind and be judicious on how you use this beta feature in your bases.
Current known gaps include:
- Syncs involving new time zones will be based on the underlying UTC timestamp instead of the displayed time
- Setting these new time zones on mobile is not yet supported. If you edit this field on mobile, your custom time zone setting may be lost.
- Full formula compatibility with display time zones
