Scheduled build cannot be parsed: invalid date format – time zone conversion in Bamboo logs

Scheduled build cannot be parsed: invalid date format – time zone conversion in Bamboo logs

When configuring a scheduled build in Bamboo, the UI shows the next run time in the server’s configured time zone, but the timestamps written to the build logs default to UTC. This mismatch becomes problematic for teams spread across multiple regions. Additionally, if a schedule expression contains an unsupported date format, Bamboo throws the error message Scheduled build cannot be parsed: invalid date format. The current documentation notes that there is no per‑plan time‑zone setting, and this limitation is an open design question in the community.

Given this context, the following questions remain unanswered:

• Can Bamboo be configured to display log timestamps in the same time zone as the scheduled build time?
• What would be the impact of adding a per‑plan time‑zone configuration on existing schedules and log parsing?
• Is there a recommended workflow for teams that need to reconcile UTC logs with local schedule times?