# TimeZoneInformation

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Specifies settings for a local time zone. Corresponds to Windows type TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/timezoneapi/ns-timezoneapi-_time_zone_information).

- **Full name:** `MFiles.TimeZoneInformation`
- **Proto file:** [`mfiles/structs.proto`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/downloads/proto/mfiles/structs.proto)

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## Fields

| Field | Type | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| <a id="f-bias_in_minutes"></a>`bias_in_minutes` | `int32` | 1 | The difference between UTC and local time, in minutes. |
| <a id="f-standard_name"></a>`standard_name` | `string` | 2 | A description for standard time, max length 31. |
| <a id="f-standard_date"></a>`standard_date` | [`SystemTime`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.SystemTime/index.md) | 3 | The local date and time when the transition from daylight saving time to standard time occurs. |
| <a id="f-standard_bias_in_minutes"></a>`standard_bias_in_minutes` | `int32` | 4 | This value is added to the value of the lBias member to form the bias used during standard time. |
| <a id="f-daylight_name"></a>`daylight_name` | `string` | 5 | A description for daylight saving time (DST), max length 31. |
| <a id="f-daylight_date"></a>`daylight_date` | [`SystemTime`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.SystemTime/index.md) | 6 | The local date and time when the transition from standard time to daylight saving time occurs. |
| <a id="f-daylight_bias_in_minutes"></a>`daylight_bias_in_minutes` | `int32` | 7 | This value is added to the value of the lBias member to form the bias used during daylight saving time. |

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## Used in fields

- [`EnvironmentData.timezone`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.EnvironmentData/index.md#f-timezone): The client device's time zone. Leave unset if unknown.
- [`VaultData.timezone`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.VaultData/index.md#f-timezone): The time zone of this vault.