Timezone set and convert functions not working in automation

[Jamie Brennan]

I am working on an automation that takes a time in 24hr format (e.g., 14:00 for 2pm), entered by a user and sets the time in a date time field. The date is pulled separately and the two values are basically concatenated to generate the new date and time. 

the whole thing is working except for the timezone. Because I’m taking a text string and dropping it into a time value it’s storing the user entered time as UTC instead of America/New_York. I have been trying to apply the set time zone function to convertt it but for whatever reason it’s not seeming to work. Could anyone give me a nudge in the right direction for the syntax?

I am storing the created value in a variable using this:

{{now.plusDays(19).jiraDate}}T{{triggerissue.meeting time}}:00.000

so I have been thinking I could apply the set time zone function to the variable, 

{{meetingdatetime.setTimeZone(“America/New_York”)}}

thoughts?

[John Funk]

Hi Jamie - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

So did you try it? I would think that should work but have never tried with a variable.