Time zones in resource plans
Time zones are important in resource management when the users and groups doing the resource tasks are located in different locations.
Users maintain their time in the My Calendar module and resource managers use the resource workbench or resource plan to assign tasks to various users.
All users are assigned a schedule. If a user schedule changes, all time calculations change automatically. The schedules can be floating or time zone-specific.
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A floating schedule is the same in any time zone. For example, if a resource manager in Amsterdam sets a floating schedule for 08:00–17:00, a user in San Jose sees the schedule as 08:00–17:00.
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When a schedule is defined in a specific time zone, users in different time zones see the schedule with their own time zone applied. For example, suppose the resource manager sets a time zone-specific schedule for 08:00–17:00 in Amsterdam. The San Jose user then sees the schedule as 23:00 of the previous day to 07:00 on the current day. This is because the San Jose time zone is nine hours behind the Amsterdam time zone.
Parent Topic:Resource plans
Related topics
Use Resource Finder to analyze resource availability
Create an operational resource plan
Confirm and allocate a resource plan
Request a change to a resource plan
Recalculate costs of a resource plan of a project or demand
Update cost plan related to a resource plan
Request extension of an allocated resource plan
Allocate resources for the extended period
--- title: Time zones in resource plans description: Time zones are important in resource management when the users and groups doing the resource tasks are located in different locations. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-business-management/resource-management/c\_TimeZonesInResourcePlans.html release: brazil product: Resource Management classification: resource-management topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 3 breadcrumb: [Resource plans, Resource Management classic, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management] --- # Time zones in resource plans Time zones are important in resource management when the users and groups doing the resource tasks are located in different locations. Users maintain their time in the [My Calendar](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/resource-management/c_MyCalendar.md) module and resource managers use the resource workbench or resource plan to assign tasks to various users. All users are assigned a schedule. If a user schedule changes, all time calculations change automatically. The schedules can be floating or time zone-specific. - A floating schedule is the same in any time zone. For example, if a resource manager in Amsterdam sets a floating schedule for 08:00–17:00, a user in San Jose sees the schedule as 08:00–17:00. - When a schedule is defined in a specific time zone, users in different time zones see the schedule with their own time zone applied. For example, suppose the resource manager sets a time zone-specific schedule for 08:00–17:00 in Amsterdam. The San Jose user then sees the schedule as 23:00 of the previous day to 07:00 on the current day. This is because the San Jose time zone is nine hours behind the Amsterdam time zone. **Parent Topic:**[Resource plans](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/resource-management/c_ResourcePlans.md) **Related topics** [Create a resource plan]() [Use Resource Finder to analyze resource availability]() [Create an operational resource plan]() [Request resources]() [Confirm a resource plan]() [Confirm and allocate a resource plan]() [Request a change to a resource plan]() [Recalculate costs of a resource plan of a project or demand]() [Update cost plan related to a resource plan]() [Complete a resource plan]() [Cancel a resource plan]() [Delete a resource plan]() [Extend a resource plan]() [Request extension of an allocated resource plan]() [Allocate resources for the extended period]() [Reduce the duration of a resource plan]() [Associate a time card with a resource plan]()
| title | Time zones in resource plans |
| description | Time zones are important in resource management when the users and groups doing the resource tasks are located in different locations. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-business-management/resource-management/c\_TimeZonesInResourcePlans.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Resource Management |
| classification | resource-management |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 3 |
| breadcrumb | Resource plansResource Management classicProject Portfolio ManagementStrategic Portfolio Management |