Immediate - Date in Changed field

=>> 
=>> I definitely agree for the need for this. But the changed attribute is
=>> inserted by the person who registers the object, not by the database
=>> software, he has the full control over which timezone he uses and to
=>> lie.
=>> 
=>> May be what we really want is a timestamp field with the granularity
=>> you suggest and in UTC zone, but inserted to the objects automatically
=>> by the database software. I see a lot of value in this.
=>> 
=>  I completely agree with you. This can only be done if the database software
=>  sets the time stamp. I guess this also solves most of the race conditions
=>  otherwise implied.
=
=This would most definitely be a significant improvement (but is a 
=different point than the "changed" field) I believe this is on the
=the list of Open Issues to be reviewed next week. If not it will be
=then.
=
=Greetings,
=
=-- Carol

  Carol,
  
  I'm aware of that.
  And yes, in principle (by definition) the submitter of an object has to
  care about the date field supplied.
  
  But!
  
  - first of all, the DB-SW checks the date supplied against a date 
    "in the future" (or has done that?, I think) and,

  - if *no* date field is supplied int the update message, then the 
    software supplies the local date.

  And this *can* make a diference, isn't it?
  
  Of course, solving that in a decent way is preferred. 
  Otoh, if (as long as) we rely on the user, we might add an (optional?)
  offset +/-xx hours from GMT if "The Solution to Everything" takes another
  couple of month to implement. (We might end up with 42 for a solution
  anyway :-)

  Cheers and let's see next week,
  Wiflried.

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