Scenario: Creating a time zone using a message file for abbreviated and full names

 

You can create a time zone that uses a message file. The message file contains the full and abbreviated time zone names.

 

Situation

As an administrator, you are creating a time zone specific to your company's needs. In doing so, you want the time zone name to be retrieved from a message file rather than being generated by the system.

One of the many reasons that you might want to use a message file to store the Standard Time and daylight saving time (DST) full and abbreviated names is for translation purposes.

 

Objectives

In this scenario, MyCompany, Inc. wants its time zone to retrieve the Standard Time names and DST names from a message file.

The objectives of this scenario are as follows:

• To create a new time zone

• To specify the full and abbreviated Standard Time names using a message in a message file

• To specify the full and abbreviated DST names using a message in a message file

• To have the time zone retrieve the time zone's Standard Time and DST names from the message file

 

Details

MyCompany, Inc. has one system (System A) in its environment. This system needs to use a time zone that specifies to use a message file for the time zone's full and abbreviated names.

• System A is running i5/OS^® V5R3, or later, and conducts all of the business processes.

• You are using IBM^® iSeries™ Access for Windows^® V5R3, or later, to communicate with System A.

 

Prerequisites and assumptions

• System A is running i5/OS V5R3, or later.

• You are using IBM iSeries Access for Windows V5R3, or later, to communicate with System A.

• MYLIB library exists on the system.

 

Configuration steps

To create a time zone that uses a message file, follow these steps:

1. Creating a message file that specifies the Standard Times and DST names
   To use a message file for the Standard Time names and the daylight saving time (DST) names, you need to create a message file that specifies the names to use.
2. Creating a new time zone that specifies the message file to use
   After you have created the message file, you can create a new time zone that specifies the message file to use.

 

Parent topic:

Scenarios: Working with time zones and time adjustments

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