Overview
Configuring the correct timezone in Sanka ensures that all time-sensitive activities, such as task deadlines, reminders, and reports, align with your team’s or organization’s local time.
This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough to set or update the timezone for your workspace.
What You Will Learn from This Guide
By following this guide, you will learn:
- Why setting the timezone is important and how it impacts your workspace
- How to configure the timezone for your workspace
- Tips for managing timezones effectively for global teams
Why Is Timezone Configuration Important?
- Consistency: Aligns timestamps across users, ensuring everyone operates on the same schedule.
- Accuracy: Prevents discrepancies in task deadlines, project schedules, and reports.
- Localization: Supports collaboration with global teams by adapting to local timezones.
Process to Configure Timezone in Sanka
1: Login to Sanka.
2: On the workspace dashboard, click on the Account Settings.
3: In the Account Setting page, find the Timezone field.
4: If timezone is not selected, we use UTC as a default timezone setting.
5: Click on the dropdown menu to view the list of available timezones.
6: Scroll through the list or use the search bar to locate your desired timezone.
- Example: If your team is based in Bangkok, select Asia/Bangkok (GMT+7).
7: After selecting the timezone, click the Save button to confirm your changes.
8: Return to your workspace dashboard.
9: Check the timestamps on recent activities, tasks, or reports to ensure they now reflect the correct timezone.
Tips for Managing Timezones in Sanka
- Collaborating Across Timezones
- If your team operates in multiple timezones, encourage members to adjust their personal timezone settings in their user profiles (if supported).
- Frequent Changes
- For businesses that frequently travel or operate in shifting timezones, review and update the workspace timezone regularly to maintain accuracy.
- Data Integrity
- When changing timezones, double-check that existing task deadlines and events are not inadvertently altered.
