Report Sharing Date Defaulting to January 1, 1970 in SOTI XSight

Publish Date: 17-Oct-2025 SOTI XSight
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Summary

When sharing a SOTI XSight report via email, some users may see that the next scheduled date for the report is the 1st of January, 1970

Related SOTI ONE Platform Products

SOTI XSight

Issue Description

After setting up a report to be shared by email, some users may observe that it is scheduled to send on the 1st of January, 1970. This issue occurs when the time zone is set to UTC.

Note: There are multiple options for UTC when selecting a time zone. UTC + 0 does not trigger the issue; only other UTC options cause this issue.

Environment

SOTI XSight environments on 2025.0.0 and above are affected by this issue.

Symptoms

The generated report will show that it is due to be shared on the 1st of January, 1970.

Image showing the date of the report being set to share on the 1st of January, 1970 on the Xsight console.

Prevention

When setting up the report to be shared, select any other time zone other than UTC.

Cause

This is caused by a defect with the calculation of the time zone offset. 

Issue Resolution

To resolve this issue, upgrade to SOTI XSight 2026.0.0 or later.

Workarounds

Select any other time zone when setting up the report to share. This does include selecting UTC + 0.

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