Timezone information messages

[krishg]

We are on PI 7.31 (SP9) dual stack and when I look at logviewer, I see the following information messages at regular intervals

SAPTimeZone Log Info: Action: CreateSAPTimeZone. Reason: Timezone xxxx not found
SAPTimeZone Log Info: Action: getTimeZoneABAPOrJava. Reason: Timezone xxxx
SAPTimeZone Log Info: Action: getTimeZoneABAPOrJava. Reason: Timezone xxxx mapped to CST

There are hundreds of such messages every few minutes.. I know that the following note 1604058 made this an information message.

1) I am trying to figure out if we need to take any action on such information messages?  Does this message mean that timezones are not being maintained? 

2) If this information message has no functional meaning, how do I ensure that it does not fill my logviewer? I noticed that Log configurator is set to 'Error' for Tracing Location com.sap.i18n.SAPTimeZoneInfo.

[krishg · Accepted solution]

We turned off the info message (I thought my setting was at error)... Thanks for the explanation

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Krish,

what did you do to turn off the info message? We also see a lot of these messages and I would like to get rid of them.

with kind regards

thomas

[former_member187565]

Hi Krish,

The OS, SAP system timezone and user time zone should be same as per best practices.

More helpful information in the below given SAP notes

1022730 - Time zones&daylight saving time rule for N America-eg Mexico

919538 - Daylight saving time start/end in USA and Canada as of 2007

198411    Current data and information about time zones

Regards,

Rafikul

[krishg]

Rafikul,

so we are getting this information because one of the timezone is wrong?

This was the result of report TZCUSTDISP

Display System Parameters for Time Zones

current date: 13.03.2014
current time: 17:35:42
timezone: CET

Time Zone Information of System

sy-tzone   : 3.600
sy-dayst   :
sy-zonlo   : CET
sy-datlo   : 13.03.2014
sy-timlo   : 17:35:49
sy-datum   : 13.03.2014
sy-uzeit   : 17:35:49

Setting in Operation System
Diff. from UTC     3.600-
Time Zone Text    CEST

R/3 Time Diagnostic Program on SERVER

Universal Time Coordinated UTC....: 1394728549

Date and time of database.........: 13.03.2014 17:35:49

Date and Time of R/3-Kernel.......: 13.03.2014 17:35:49

Date and Time of ABAP-Processor...: 13.03.2014 17:35:49
ABAP Timezone Setup ..............: 3.600

Date and Time / localtime ........: 13.03.2014 17:35:49

No Time Inconsistencies detected !

Checking GET RUN TIME from 17:35:50 to 17:35:55 during 00:00:05
GET RUN TIME result ..............:  5.000.004  us

GET RUN TIME time measurement accuracy ok !

or if nothing is wrong, is it okay to supress this information message? AND how can this information message be supressed (if at all it can be supressed).

[former_member187565]

Hi Krish,

There is a difference between your OS time and user,system time of 7 ms. Correct it with the help of IT. Perform this activity on your next scheduled downtime.

There is nothing wrong with this message but " maintaining same time" everywhere is a SAP best practice and also without these warning message

Regards,

Rafikul

[krishg]

Rafikul,

That difference was because I had entered the time in the input parameters of TZCUSTDISP; This is the result without entering the time in my selection screen.,

Display System Parameters for Time Zones

current date: 00.00.0000
current time: 00:00:00
timezone:

Time Zone Information of System

sy-tzone   : 3.600
sy-dayst   :
sy-zonlo   : CET
sy-datlo   : 14.03.2014
sy-timlo   : 15:55:02
sy-datum   : 14.03.2014
sy-uzeit   : 15:55:02

Setting in Operation System
Diff. from UTC     3.600-
Time Zone Text    CEST

R/3 Time Diagnostic Program on server

Universal Time Coordinated UTC....: 1394808902

Date and time of database.........: 14.03.2014 15:55:02

Date and Time of R/3-Kernel.......: 14.03.2014 15:55:02

Date and Time of ABAP-Processor...: 14.03.2014 15:55:02
ABAP Timezone Setup ..............: 3.600

Date and Time / localtime ........: 14.03.2014 15:55:02

No Time Inconsistencies detected !

Checking GET RUN TIME from 15:55:03 to 15:55:08 during 00:00:05
GET RUN TIME result ..............:  4.999.999  us

GET RUN TIME time measurement accuracy ok !

[former_member257758]

Krish,

could be issue with the way the timezones is setup. Check with the BASIS team, they might be able to help you.

Also check if you have used any standard Date functions in your mappings.

Thanks

Ar