---
title: Configure time zone - PingIntelligence Dashboard
description: This topic discusses the steps involved in configuring the timezone settings in PingIntelligence for APIs Dashboard.
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.1
page_id: pingintelligence:pingintelligence_dashboard:pingintelligence_configure_time_zone_dashboard
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.1/pingintelligence_dashboard/pingintelligence_configure_time_zone_dashboard.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
section_ids:
  change-pingintelligence-dashboard-time-zone: Change PingIntelligence Dashboard time zone
---

# Configure time zone - PingIntelligence Dashboard

This topic discusses the steps involved in configuring the timezone settings in PingIntelligence for APIs Dashboard.

You can set up the PingIntelligence Dashboard in either `local` or `utc` time zone. The Dashboard by default runs in UTC time zone. Configure the following parameters to set the time zone.

| Parameter                   | File name                                                                                            | Description                                                        |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `pi.webgui.server.timezone` | This parameter must be configured in `<pi_install_dir>/webgui/config/webgui.properties` file.        | The valid values are `local` or `utc`. The default value is `utc`. |
| `dashboard.timezone`        | This parameter musts be configured in `<pi_install_dir>/dashboard/config/dashboard.properties` file. | The valid values are `local` or `utc`. The default value is `utc`. |

Following is a snippet of webgui.properties for timezone parameter

```
# Timezone configuration
# valid values: local, utc
pi.webgui.server.timezone=local

<truncated webgui.properties...>
```

Following is a snippet of dashboard.properties for timezone parameter

```
# Timezone configuration
# valid values: local, utc
dashboard.timezone=local

<truncated dashboard.properties...>
```

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| - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|   | Make sure that the time zone parameter is set to the same value in both `webgui.properties` and `dashboard.properties`. Also make sure that ASE, ABS AI Engine, and PingIntelligence for APIs Dashboard are all configured on the same timezone. |

## **Change PingIntelligence Dashboard time zone**

To change the time zone in PingIntelligence for APIs Dashboard, complete the following steps:

1. Stop PingIntelligence for APIs Dashboard

2. Update the `timezone` parameters in `webgui.properties` and`dashboard.properties` files.

3. Start PingIntelligence for APIs Dashboard

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| - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   | For more information, see [Start and stop Dashboard](pingintelligence_dashboard_start_stop.html). |