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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
NOWTZ

NOWTZ

Description

Returns the current date and time based on the time zone you specify. NOWTZ() generates a new date and time whenever any cell on the sheet changes. This function is volatile; it generates a new value any time any cell in the workbook changes.

Syntax

NOWTZ([
time_zone_id
])
  • time_zone_id
    : The time zone specifier, such as GMT, US/Central, and so on.

Example

Formula
Result
=NOWTZ("US/Pacific")
10/4/2016 5:37 PM

Notes

  • The function doesn't run as a volatile function if the Worksheets calculation mode is set to
    Manual
    in
    File
    Settings
    .
  • Time zone IDs are based on the Java TimeZone utility. A complete list of time zones is available at http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/timezones.html. Examples:
    • America/New_York
    • Asia/Hong_Kong
    • Australia/Melbourne
    • Canada/Eastern
    • Europe/London
    • GMT
    • MET
    • US/Mountain
    • UTC