Error in setting TimeMachine

[frizwi]

Summary

I'm trying to use the TimeMachine feature to "Set Event Clock". The idea is to set something up to run weekly and then set the time in the past to "CatchUp" - is this the right way to use this feature.

If after I select the time from the calendar that pops up and save it gives me the error that the date/time is invalid - how?!

See attached screenshots

Steps to reproduce the problem

Check TimeMachine, set time in the past and save changes

Your Setup

Using Docker but native install has the same issue

Operating system and version?

Ubuntu 16.05LTS

Node.js version?

v6.14.4

Cronicle software version?

0.8.28

Are you using a multi-server setup, or just a single server?

Single server

Are you using the filesystem as back-end storage, or S3/Couchbase?

FS

Can you reproduce the crash consistently?

Yes

Log Excerpts

Not sure if there are for this.

[jhuckaby]

Ah, what a weird issue. I see it has something to do with your timezone (Australia/Sydney). Somehow this is tripping up the time machine feature. I will fix this ASAP!

[frizwi]

Oh right, I see! I changed the timezone to UTC and it worked. So I can use this workaround for now.

Also is there a way for the system clock on the top right hand corner to display time in UTC instead of local time? Thanks!

[jhuckaby]

Ah cool, nice workaround.

Unfortunately the clock in the top-right corner (and the dates/times displayed on the Upcoming Events, Completed Events, Job History, Job Details, Admin Log, etc.) are all hard-coded to display your local time. However, this is an open issue and I have been meaning to fix this for quite a while, i.e. allow the user to configure his/her local timezone, probably on the "My Account" tab. I'll get this implemented as soon as possible!

[frizwi]

No worries, thanks heaps for your quick replies. The TZ is clearly displayed (including provision for daylight savings which is great!) so atleast there is no confusion about what we're looking at. The jobs may be scheduled in any timezone - having the option for the "My Account" setting will definitely be a nice to have but its not blocking us at the moment.

Keep up the good work - this is a fantastic product! :)

[jhuckaby]

Awesome, thanks! 😀