Operating Hours and Timezones

Time is one of the most critical elements in parking operations.
Every vehicle entry, exit, payment, invoice, and report depends on it.

In SISTEM, time is not treated as a simple display setting.
It is a core system reference that affects how your entire operation behaves especially for international or multi-location setups.

SISTEM and international parking operations

SISTEM is built to support parking operations across different cities and countries.
This includes handling:

Local currencies
Regional tax rules
Country-specific compliance
Timezone-based reporting

To keep this reliable, SISTEM follows strict rules around timezones so that financial data, reports, and audits remain accurate even as operations scale.

Organization and parking timezone relationship

In SISTEM, the organization timezone is the single source of truth.

This means:

The organization and all parkings under it share the same timezone
Parkings cannot operate in a different timezone than the organization

This design prevents inconsistencies where:

A parking day ends earlier in reports than in operations
Billing cycles overlap incorrectly
Revenue appears under the wrong date

For international operators, this ensures all financial and operational data stays aligned.

Why timezone affects more than just time

Timezone in SISTEM directly influences:

Operating hours: when parking is considered open or closed
Pricing rules: day/night rates, peak hours, grace periods
Billing cycles: invoice generation and trial periods
Currency: application tied to regional settings
Tax calculation timing: daily and monthly summaries
Reports and dashboards: date-based grouping
Audit logs: legal and compliance records

Because all of these depend on time, changing timezone later would break historical accuracy.

Timezone selection (one-time setup)

When creating an organization, you select:

Country or region
Default timezone

This decision:

Applies to the organization
Applies automatically to all parkings
Becomes permanent

Important:
Once the organization is created, timezone cannot be changed later from settings.

This is intentional as it protects:

Past invoices and receipts
Historical reports
Tax and compliance data

Operating hours explained

Operating hours define when your parking is active within the selected timezone.

You can configure:

Opening and closing times
Different schedules for different days
24×7 operations
Closed days or holidays

Operating hours work inside the timezone.
They do not override or shift time; they only define availability.

How operating hours affect daily operations

Operating hours determine:

When new parking sessions can begin
How pricing rules are applied
Whether operators can create entries

This prevents accidental sessions during closed periods and ensures pricing behaves as expected.

Overnight parking and date boundaries

For parkings that operate overnight:

Sessions can cross midnight
Charges continue seamlessly
Reports split data correctly by date

This works reliably only when timezone and operating hours are set correctly from the start.

Can timezone be changed later?

No.

For data integrity and compliance:

Timezone cannot be edited after organization creation
This applies to both organization and parking settings

If operations move to a different region, a new organization is required.

Common setup mistakes to avoid

Selecting the wrong timezone during signup
Assuming timezone can be changed later
Confusing operating hours with timezone
Running multi-country operations under one incorrect timezone

A few minutes of careful setup avoids long-term issues.

In simple words

Timezone defines where your system operates
Operating hours define when parking is available
Timezone affects currency, billing, reports, and compliance
It’s permanent choose carefully

SISTEM enforces this so your data remains clean, reliable, and audit ready.

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