SQL> CREATE TABLE purchases_with_local_tz (
2 product_id INTEGER,
3 customer_id INTEGER,
4 made_on TIMESTAMP(4) WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE
5 );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO purchases_with_local_tz (
2 product_id, customer_id, made_on
3 ) VALUES (
4 1, 1, TIMESTAMP '2005-05-13 07:15:30 EST'
5 );
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> ALTER SESSION SET TIME_ZONE = 'EST';
Session altered.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT * FROM purchases_with_local_tz;
PRODUCT_ID CUSTOMER_ID MADE_ON
---------- ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 1 13-MAY-05 07.15.30.0000 AM
SQL>
SQL> drop table purchases_with_local_tz;
Table dropped.
SQL>