without-with-timezone.md
Specifies whether to include a time zone with the stored value:
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WITHOUT TIME ZONE
(default): Specifiesthatinput-string
does not include a time zone. If the input string contains a time zone, Vertica ignores this qualifier. Instead, it conforms toWITH TIME ZONE
behavior. -
WITH TIME ZONE
: Specifies to convertinput-string
to UTC, using the UTC offset for the specified time zone. If the input string omits a time zone, Vertica uses the UTC offset of the time zone that is configured for your system.