3479637 - Understanding the "yyMMddHHmmssZ" Date Suffix Format in the Integration Center

• At the end of the file name the suffix "-0400" appears.
• When creating an integration using the date suffix format "yyMMddHHmmssZ", the output filename includes a suffix such as "-0400" or "+0000", etc., as seen in the example below: 

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SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite - Integration Center 

1. Enter the Integration Center.
2. Create a new integration.
3. Go to the "Destination Settings" tab.
4. Set the "Date suffix format" to yyMMddHHmmssZ.
5. Run your integration.
6. Observe the filename, which will display a suffix like "-0400" or other numbers.

As this is a standard Java date format, the suffix is appended to denote the timezone offset from UTC.

It is correct for the "+0000" suffix to appear in the yyMMddHHmmssZ date format, as it denotes the timezone offset from UTC. "+0000" indicates that the time is in UTC, while "-0400" indicates that the time is 4 hours behind UTC (UTC-4).

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