What is the correct format to set "UTC offset" timezone for NSG Location?

[hellt]

As per VSD API Doc for Location object we can use both UTC/GMT offset notation for timezones.

While I can manage to set GMT offset value in this way GMT+03:00 I cant succeed with UTC offset passed in the same manner.

If the GMT is the only way to set offsets, should we reflect this in the parameter description, or give an example how to pass offsets for both variants?

[pdellaert]

Best way of figuring this out is to open a VSD and add ?debug at the end (for instance: https://10.189.1.60:8443?debug). When opening the developer JS console, you'll see the exact API calls being made. That way you can configure the above information from the UI, see what API call is being made, and deduce the timeZoneID field from that call.

[hellt]

Right, but the question was "How to initially compose the string which will set UTC offset?"
If the only offset format available with is the one that goes as GMT+hh:mm then maybe it will be nice to clarify this in a doc.

(Since UTC+hh:mm is not compatible with VSD API)

[pdellaert]

Have you tried with the actual location information, for instance Europe/Brussels
(list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones)

[hellt]

This works like a charm, of course, we do it all the time. But if one need to specify an UTC offset and not the actual name of the TZ, how would one do it? Based on the article you mentioned I should try +03; +03:00 as well. Maybe this will be considered like UTC+3 offset 5 апр. 2017 г. 5:22 PM пользователь "Philippe Dellaert" < notifications@github.com> написал:

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[pdellaert]

Not sure what exactly works, but i'm just looking at what the documentation says :). Not sure if UTC values will work, but it's worth a try

[hellt]

Checked other variants of passing UTC offset. None of them worked.
So to sum it up:
Citing VSD API Docs for Location obj:

Time zone in which the Gateway is located. This can be in the form of a UTC/GMT offset, continent/city location, or country/region.

Not entirely correct. I could not find a way to pass a UTC offset by means of UTC+<offset>