Personalize the system time format

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title: Personalize the system time format
description: You can personalize the format in which time values appear in your instance.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-administration/time-configuration/t\_PersonalizeTheSystemTimeFormat.html
release: brazil
product: Time Configuration
classification: time-configuration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Global date and time field format, Date and Date/Time fields, Explore, Time configuration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Personalize the system time format

You can personalize the format in which time values appear in your instance.

## Before you begin

An administrator must add the **Time format** field to the Self-Service view of the User form. For more information, see [Configuring the form layout](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/configure-form-layout.md).

Role required: Admin

## About this task

Personalizing the time format does not change global settings or impact the way other users see time values.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Self-Service** > **My Profile**.

2.  In the **Time format** field, select an option.

3.  Select **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Global date and time field format](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/time-configuration/r_FormatDateAndTimeFields.md)

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