add timezone update to otel collectors

blog-collector/2025-09-01-otel.md

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+---
+title: Remote Management for OpenTelemetry Collector (OpenTelemetry Collector)
+image: https://help.sumologic.com/img/reuse/rss-image.jpg
+keywords:
+  - collection
+  - opentelemetry
+  - otel
+  - remote-management
+hide_table_of_contents: true    
+---
+
+import useBaseUrl from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';
+
+We're happy to announce that Sumo Logic now enables you to remotely update the collector timezone for OpenTelemetry collectors through the UI in the OpenTelemetry collector edit flow. You can select the timezone of your choice while creating/editing the collector. If you do not make a selection, the timezone will be set to `(UTC) Etc/UTC` by default.
+
+[Learn more](/docs/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/remote-management/source-templates/otrm-time-reference/#specifying-a-custom-timestamp-format-and-time-zone).

docs/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/install-collector/linux.md

@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ You can install our OpenTelemetry Collector using one of the following methods:
 
 1. [**Classic UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui-classic). In the main Sumo Logic menu, select **Manage Data > Collection > OpenTelemetry Collection**. <br/>[**New UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui). In the Sumo Logic top menu select **Configuration**, and then under **Data Collection** select **OpenTelemetry Collection**. You can also click the **Go To...** menu at the top of the screen and select **OpenTelemetry Collection**. 
 1. On the OpenTelemetry Collection page, click **Add Collector**.
-1. On the left panel, select **Linux** as the platform.<br/> <img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/linux-terminal.png')} alt="linux-terminal" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="900"/>
+1. On the left panel, select **Linux** as the platform.<br/> <img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/otel-linux.png')} alt="linux-terminal" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="900"/>
 1. Select/create installation token and customize your tags.
+1. Select the **Time Zone**. By default, the timezone is set to `(UTC) Etc/UTC`.
 1. (Optional) In the **Collector Settings**, select the **Ephemeral** checkbox to auto-delete your collector after 12 hours, and select the **Locally Manage Collector** checkbox if you want to configure, maintain, and monitor your collector locally.
 1. Copy the command and execute it in your system terminal where the collector needs to be installed.<br/> <img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/linux-terminal-installation.png')} alt="execute command in terminal" width="900"/>
 1. Wait for the installation process to complete, then click **Next** to proceed.

docs/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/install-collector/macos.md

@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ You can install our OpenTelemetry Collector using one of the following methods:
 
 1. [**Classic UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui-classic). In the main Sumo Logic menu, select **Manage Data > Collection > OpenTelemetry Collection**. <br/>[**New UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui). In the Sumo Logic top menu select **Configuration**, and then under **Data Collection** select **OpenTelemetry Collection**. You can also click the **Go To...** menu at the top of the screen and select **OpenTelemetry Collection**. 
 1. On the OpenTelemetry Collection page, click **Add Collector**.
-1. On the left panel, select **macOS** as the platform.<br/> <img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/macOs.png')} alt="macOs-terminal" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="900"/>
+1. On the left panel, select **macOS** as the platform.<br/> <img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/otel-macOS.png')} alt="macOs-terminal" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="900"/>
 1. Select/create installation token and customize your tags.
+1. Select the **Time Zone**. By default, the timezone is set to `(UTC) Etc/UTC`.
 1. (Optional) In the **Collector Settings**, select the **Ephemeral** checkbox to auto-delete your collector after 12 hours, and select the **Locally Manage Collector** checkbox if you want to configure, maintain, and monitor your collector locally.
 1. Copy the command and execute it in your system terminal where the collector needs to be installed.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/macos-terminal.png')} alt="execute command in terminal" />
 1. Wait for the installation process to complete, then click **Next** to proceed.

docs/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/install-collector/windows.md

@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ You can install our OpenTelemetry Collector using either of the following method
 
 1. [**Classic UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui-classic). In the main Sumo Logic menu, select **Manage Data > Collection > OpenTelemetry Collection**. <br/>[**New UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui). In the Sumo Logic top menu select **Configuration**, and then under **Data Collection** select **OpenTelemetry Collection**. You can also click the **Go To...** menu at the top of the screen and select **OpenTelemetry Collection**. 
 1. On the OpenTelemetry Collection page, click **Add Collector**.
-1. On the left panel, select **Windows** as the platform.<br/> <img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/windows.png')} alt="widows-terminal" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="900"/>
+1. On the left panel, select **Windows** as the platform.<br/> <img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/otel-Windows.png')} alt="windows-terminal" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="900"/>
 1. Select/create installation token and customize your tags.
+1. Select the **Time Zone**. By default, the timezone is set to `(UTC) Etc/UTC`.
 1. (Optional) In the **Collector Settings**, select the **Ephemeral** checkbox to auto-delete your collector after 12 hours and select the **Locally Manage Collector** checkbox if you want to configure, maintain, and monitor the collector locally.
 1. Copy the command.
 1. Open PowerShell and execute the command in the PowerShell where the collector needs to be installed.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/windows-ui-install-6.png')} alt="windows-ui-installation-6.png" width="900" />

docs/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/remote-management/source-templates/otrm-time-reference.md

@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ OpenTelemetry Collectors can automatically parse most timestamps without any is
    * If you're configuring a new Source template, proceed to Step 2. Or,
    * To edit the timestamp settings for an existing Source template, navigate to the source template. Then click **Edit** to the right of the Source name and go to Step 2.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/source-template-edit.png')} alt="Screenshot showing the editing interface for a source template in Sumo Logic, highlighting the section for editing advanced options including timestamp settings" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="400"/>
 1. Navigate to the **Timestamp Parsing** section and select **Specify the format** and enter the below details:
-    1. **Select Timezone**. Define the geographic location (time zone) to use while parsing a timestamp that does not include a time zone. The available locations depend on the local IANA Time Zone database. For example, `America/New_York`. For more examples, refer to the [List of tz database time zones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).
-    1. **Format**. Specify the exact layout of the timestamp to be parsed. For example, `- %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%LZ`. To learn more about the formatting rules, refer to [this guide](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/blob/main/internal/coreinternal/timeutils/internal/ctimefmt/ctimefmt.go#L68).
-    1. **Timestamp locator**. Use a [Go regular expression](https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax) to match the timestamp in your logs. Ensure the regular expression includes a named capture group called `timestamp_field`.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/st-timestamp-parsing.png')} alt="Screenshot of the Timestamp parsing section for logs in Sumo Logic, focusing on the timestamp format settings" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="400" />
+    1. **Select Time Zone**. Select the timezone of your choice from the drop-down while parsing a timestamp. By default, the timezone is set to `(UTC) Etc/UTC`. The available locations depend on the local IANA Time Zone database. For more examples, refer to the [List of tz database time zones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/otel-edit-timezone.png')} alt="edit timezone" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="400" />
+      :::note
+      Ensure that the OpenTelemetry collector is enabled to edit the timezone.
+      :::
+    2. **Format**. Specify the exact layout of the timestamp to be parsed. For example, `- %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%LZ`. To learn more about the formatting rules, refer to [this guide](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/blob/main/internal/coreinternal/timeutils/internal/ctimefmt/ctimefmt.go#L68).
+    3. **Timestamp locator**. Use a [Go regular expression](https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax) to match the timestamp in your logs. Ensure the regular expression includes a named capture group called `timestamp_field`.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/st-timestamp-parsing.png')} alt="Screenshot of the Timestamp parsing section for logs in Sumo Logic, focusing on the timestamp format settings" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="400" />
 
 
 ### Using _format for troubleshooting

docs/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/view-opentelemetry-collection-page.md

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ To view details about an OpenTelemetry Collector:
           Dashed line indicates there was no data ingestion in last hour.
           :::
     - **Last Modified**. Timestamp when the collector was last modified.
-1. Click on the desired collector.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/opentelemetry-collection-details-page.png')} alt="opentelemetry-collection-details-page" style={{border:'1px solid gray'}} width="400"/>
+1. Click on the desired collector.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/otel-collector-details.png')} alt="opentelemetry-collection-details-page" style={{border:'1px solid gray'}} width="400"/>
     - **Basic Info**
         - **Name**. Name of the OpenTelemetry Collector.
         - **Collector Version**. The collector version with which the collector was created.
         - **Source Templates**. Displays the number of source templte 
         - **Health**. Displays the health status of the collector.
-        - **Time Zone**. By default, time zone is set to UTC.
+        - **Time Zone**. Displays the selected time zone or the default timezone of your browser while creating or editing the collector.
         - **Collector Tags**. Displays the tags linked with the selected collector, which helps in searching and managing the collector. To add or edit the tags, refer to the [Collector Tags](/docs/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/remote-management/source-templates/manage-source-templates/#collector-tags).
         - **Data Ingested**. Displays the histogram which shows data ingested in last hour. This histogram timeline reflects the data ingestion timestamp as closely as possible, but minor variations may occur.
             :::note