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Convert time between timezones


Suresh Kumar
05.28.2002
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This is regarding the conversion of time between different timezones. In order to achieve this, first we need to convert the time to standard GMT and from GMT to the required timezone.

The following function modules does the same.

The function module IB_CONVERT_INTO_TIMESTAMP is used to convert the time to the GMT. The input parameters are DATE, TIME and the TIMEZONE(user's timezone, default


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value SY-ZONLO). The output parameter is the timestamp in GMT.

The function module IB_CONVERT_FROM_TIMESTAMP is used to get the time in required timezone. The input parameters for this are the timestamp obtained from the above function module and the timezone, to which the time needs to be converted.

The output parameters are the date, time in the required timezone.



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