diff --git a/asterix-app/data/temporal/simpletemp_30.json b/asterix-app/data/temporal/simpletemp_30.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0a4582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/data/temporal/simpletemp_30.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ "date": date("4619-11-23"), "time": time("14:29:36.786Z"), "datetime": datetime("2749-01-27T17:27:30.020Z"), "duration": duration("-P474133Y7M854630DT4H40M6.45S"), "year-month-duration": year-month-duration("P193989Y3M"), "day-time-duration": day-time-duration("P4477686DT4H49M31.87S"), "date-interval": interval-date("-9537-08-04, 9656-06-03"), "time-interval": interval-time("12:04:45.689Z, 12:41:59.002Z"), "datetime-interval": interval-datetime("-2640-10-11T17:32:15.675Z, 4104-02-01T05:59:11.902Z") }
+{ "date": date("-9971-09-24"), "time": time("11:38:17.154Z"), "datetime": datetime("1259-11-13T09:49:11.852Z"), "duration": duration("P473653Y9M4566143DT10H20M53.61S"), "year-month-duration": year-month-duration("P148233Y10M"), "day-time-duration": day-time-duration("-P7236357DT2H56M56.164S"), "date-interval": interval-date("-0255-09-06, 4925-05-03"), "time-interval": interval-time("23:10:45.169Z, 01:37:48.736Z"), "datetime-interval": interval-datetime("0534-12-08T08:20:31.487Z, 6778-02-16T22:40:21.653Z") }
+{ "date": date("7986-11-25"), "time": time("12:49:39.736Z"), "datetime": datetime("-8337-01-30T15:23:07.598Z"), "duration": duration("-P184484Y7M2241423DT10H42M49.500S"), "year-month-duration": year-month-duration("-P546031Y3M"), "day-time-duration": day-time-duration("P2623386DT10H32M31.983S"), "date-interval": interval-date("-4514-05-24, 3337-08-26"), "time-interval": interval-time("04:16:42.321Z, 02:22:56.816Z"), "datetime-interval": interval-datetime("2129-12-12T13:18:35.758Z, 8647-07-01T13:10:19.691Z") }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66d955c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Test case name: insert_from_ext_ds_2
+ * Description: verify external data loading on temporal types
+ * Expected result: success
+ */
+ 
+drop dataverse timeTest if exists;
+create dataverse timeTest;
+use dataverse timeTest;
+
+create type timesType as open {
+    date: date,
+    time: time,
+    datetime: datetime,
+    duration: duration,
+    year-month-duration: year-month-duration,
+    day-time-duration: day-time-duration,
+	date-interval: interval,
+	time-interval: interval,
+	datetime-interval: interval
+}
+
+create dataset timeData(timesType)
+primary key date;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daff7c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+use dataverse timeTest;
+
+load dataset timeData using localfs
+(("path"="nc1://data/temporal/simpletemp_30.json"),("format"="adm"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28549c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+use dataverse timeTest;
+
+for $r in dataset timeData
+order by $r.date
+return $r
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d1cf59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds_2/insert_from_ext_ds_2.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ "date": date("-9971-09-24"), "time": time("11:38:17.154Z"), "datetime": datetime("1259-11-13T09:49:11.852Z"), "duration": duration("P473653Y9M4566143DT10H20M53.61S"), "year-month-duration": year-month-duration("P148233Y10M"), "day-time-duration": day-time-duration("-P7236357DT2H56M56.164S"), "date-interval": interval-date("-0255-09-06, 4925-05-03"), "time-interval": interval-time("23:10:45.169Z, 01:37:48.736Z"), "datetime-interval": interval-datetime("0534-12-08T08:20:31.487Z, 6778-02-16T22:40:21.653Z") }
+{ "date": date("4619-11-23"), "time": time("14:29:36.786Z"), "datetime": datetime("2749-01-27T17:27:30.020Z"), "duration": duration("-P474133Y7M854630DT4H40M6.45S"), "year-month-duration": year-month-duration("P193989Y3M"), "day-time-duration": day-time-duration("P4477686DT4H49M31.87S"), "date-interval": interval-date("-9537-08-04, 9656-06-03"), "time-interval": interval-time("12:04:45.689Z, 12:41:59.002Z"), "datetime-interval": interval-datetime("-2640-10-11T17:32:15.675Z, 4104-02-01T05:59:11.902Z") }
+{ "date": date("7986-11-25"), "time": time("12:49:39.736Z"), "datetime": datetime("-8337-01-30T15:23:07.598Z"), "duration": duration("-P184484Y7M2241423DT10H42M49.500S"), "year-month-duration": year-month-duration("-P546031Y3M"), "day-time-duration": day-time-duration("P2623386DT10H32M31.983S"), "date-interval": interval-date("-4514-05-24, 3337-08-26"), "time-interval": interval-time("04:16:42.321Z, 02:22:56.816Z"), "datetime-interval": interval-datetime("2129-12-12T13:18:35.758Z, 8647-07-01T13:10:19.691Z") }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
index 417dac7..a845040 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
@@ -4314,6 +4314,11 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">insert_from_ext_ds</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
   	</test-case>
+   <test-case FilePath="temporal">
+    <compilation-unit name="insert_from_ext_ds_2">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">insert_from_ext_ds_2</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+   </test-case>
   	<test-case FilePath="temporal">
   		<compilation-unit name="interval_functions">
         <output-dir compare="Text">interval_functions</output-dir>
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADatePrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADatePrinter.java
index 327faf1..b7df6ff 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADatePrinter.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADatePrinter.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt32SerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
 
@@ -22,22 +24,22 @@
     public void print(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
         long chrononTime = AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b, s + 1) * CHRONON_OF_DAY;
 
-        int year = gCalInstance.getYear(chrononTime);
-        int month = gCalInstance.getMonthOfYear(chrononTime, year);
-
         ps.print("date(\"");
-        ps.append(String.format(year < 0 ? "%05d" : "%04d", year)).append("-").append(String.format("%02d", month))
-                .append("-").append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getDayOfMonthYear(chrononTime, year, month)));
+        try {
+            gCalInstance.getExtendStringRepUntilField(chrononTime, 0, ps, Fields.YEAR, Fields.DAY, false);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException(e);
+        }
         ps.print("\")");
     }
 
     public void printString(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
         long chrononTime = AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b, s + 1) * CHRONON_OF_DAY;
 
-        int year = gCalInstance.getYear(chrononTime);
-        int month = gCalInstance.getMonthOfYear(chrononTime, year);
-
-        ps.append(String.format(year < 0 ? "%05d" : "%04d", year)).append("-").append(String.format("%02d", month))
-                .append("-").append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getDayOfMonthYear(chrononTime, year, month)));
+        try {
+            gCalInstance.getExtendStringRepUntilField(chrononTime, 0, ps, Fields.YEAR, Fields.DAY, false);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException(e);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADateTimePrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADateTimePrinter.java
index 7cf1478..a412cb1 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADateTimePrinter.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADateTimePrinter.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
 
@@ -21,30 +23,25 @@
     public void print(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
         long chrononTime = AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(b, s + 1);
 
-        int year = gCalInstance.getYear(chrononTime);
-        int month = gCalInstance.getMonthOfYear(chrononTime, year);
-
         ps.print("datetime(\"");
-        ps.append(String.format(year < 0 ? "%05d" : "%04d", year)).append("-").append(String.format("%02d", month))
-                .append("-").append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getDayOfMonthYear(chrononTime, year, month)))
-                .append("T").append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getHourOfDay(chrononTime))).append(":")
-                .append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getMinOfHour(chrononTime))).append(":")
-                .append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getSecOfMin(chrononTime))).append(".")
-                .append(String.format("%03d", gCalInstance.getMillisOfSec(chrononTime))).append("Z");
+
+        try {
+            gCalInstance.getExtendStringRepUntilField(chrononTime, 0, ps, Fields.YEAR, Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException(e);
+        }
+
         ps.print("\")");
     }
 
     public void printString(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
         long chrononTime = AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(b, s + 1);
 
-        int year = gCalInstance.getYear(chrononTime);
-        int month = gCalInstance.getMonthOfYear(chrononTime, year);
-
-        ps.append(String.format(year < 0 ? "%05d" : "%04d", year)).append("-").append(String.format("%02d", month))
-                .append("-").append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getDayOfMonthYear(chrononTime, year, month)))
-                .append("T").append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getHourOfDay(chrononTime))).append(":")
-                .append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getMinOfHour(chrononTime))).append(":")
-                .append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getSecOfMin(chrononTime))).append(".")
-                .append(String.format("%03d", gCalInstance.getMillisOfSec(chrononTime))).append("Z");
+        try {
+            gCalInstance.getExtendStringRepUntilField(chrononTime, 0, ps, Fields.YEAR, Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException(e);
+        }
+        
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ATimePrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ATimePrinter.java
index aba6a4b..6550906 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ATimePrinter.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ATimePrinter.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt32SerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
 
@@ -22,21 +24,24 @@
         int time = AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b, s + 1);
 
         ps.print("time(\"");
-        ps.append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getHourOfDay(time))).append(":")
-                .append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getMinOfHour(time))).append(":")
-                .append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getSecOfMin(time))).append(".")
-                .append(String.format("%03d", gCalInstance.getMillisOfSec(time))).append("Z");
+
+        try {
+            gCalInstance.getExtendStringRepUntilField(time, 0, ps, Fields.HOUR, Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException(e);
+        }
 
         ps.print("\")");
     }
-    
+
     public void printString(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
         int time = AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b, s + 1);
 
-        ps.append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getHourOfDay(time))).append(":")
-                .append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getMinOfHour(time))).append(":")
-                .append(String.format("%02d", gCalInstance.getSecOfMin(time))).append(".")
-                .append(String.format("%03d", gCalInstance.getMillisOfSec(time))).append("Z");
+        try {
+            gCalInstance.getExtendStringRepUntilField(time, 0, ps, Fields.HOUR, Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException(e);
+        }
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADate.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADate.java
index 0ef170e..28008b2 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADate.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADate.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
@@ -75,9 +77,12 @@
     public String toString() {
         StringBuilder sbder = new StringBuilder();
         sbder.append("ADate: { ");
-        GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(
-                chrononTimeInDay * CHRONON_OF_DAY, 0, sbder, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR,
-                GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.DAY);
+        try {
+            GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepUntilField(chrononTimeInDay * CHRONON_OF_DAY, 0,
+                    sbder, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.DAY, false);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
         sbder.append(" }");
         return sbder.toString();
     }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADateTime.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADateTime.java
index 081fa63..10d49aa 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADateTime.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADateTime.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
@@ -106,8 +108,12 @@
     public String toString() {
         StringBuilder sbder = new StringBuilder();
         sbder.append("ADateTime: { ");
-        GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(chrononTime, 0, sbder,
-                GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND);
+        try {
+            GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepUntilField(chrononTime, 0, sbder,
+                    GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
         sbder.append(" }");
         return sbder.toString();
     }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AInterval.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AInterval.java
index f1352f1..e3c5213 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AInterval.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AInterval.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
@@ -100,33 +102,38 @@
     public String toString() {
         StringBuilder sbder = new StringBuilder();
         sbder.append("AInterval: { ");
-        if (typetag == ATypeTag.DATE.serialize()) {
-            sbder.append("ADate: { ");
-            GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(
-                    intervalStart * ADate.CHRONON_OF_DAY, 0, sbder, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR,
-                    GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.DAY);
-            sbder.append(" }, ADate: {");
-            GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(
-                    intervalEnd * ADate.CHRONON_OF_DAY, 0, sbder, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR,
-                    GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.DAY);
-            sbder.append(" }");
-        } else if (typetag == ATypeTag.TIME.serialize()) {
-            sbder.append("ATime: { ");
-            GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(intervalStart, 0, sbder,
-                    GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.HOUR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND);
-            sbder.append(" }, ATime: { ");
+        try {
+            if (typetag == ATypeTag.DATE.serialize()) {
+                sbder.append("ADate: { ");
 
-            GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(intervalEnd, 0, sbder,
-                    GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.HOUR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND);
-            sbder.append(" }");
-        } else if (typetag == ATypeTag.DATETIME.serialize()) {
-            sbder.append("ADateTime: { ");
-            GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(intervalStart, 0, sbder,
-                    GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND);
-            sbder.append(" }, ADateTime: { ");
-            GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(intervalEnd, 0, sbder,
-                    GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND);
-            sbder.append(" }");
+                GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepUntilField(
+                        intervalStart * ADate.CHRONON_OF_DAY, 0, sbder, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR,
+                        GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.DAY, false);
+
+                sbder.append(" }, ADate: {");
+                GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepUntilField(intervalEnd * ADate.CHRONON_OF_DAY,
+                        0, sbder, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.DAY, false);
+                sbder.append(" }");
+            } else if (typetag == ATypeTag.TIME.serialize()) {
+                sbder.append("ATime: { ");
+                GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepUntilField(intervalStart, 0, sbder,
+                        GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.HOUR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+                sbder.append(" }, ATime: { ");
+
+                GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepUntilField(intervalEnd, 0, sbder,
+                        GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.HOUR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+                sbder.append(" }");
+            } else if (typetag == ATypeTag.DATETIME.serialize()) {
+                sbder.append("ADateTime: { ");
+                GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepUntilField(intervalStart, 0, sbder,
+                        GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+                sbder.append(" }, ADateTime: { ");
+                GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepUntilField(intervalEnd, 0, sbder,
+                        GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.YEAR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+                sbder.append(" }");
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
         sbder.append(" }");
         return sbder.toString();
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ATime.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ATime.java
index b97ed51..edbf007 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ATime.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ATime.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
@@ -90,8 +92,12 @@
     public String toString() {
         StringBuilder sbder = new StringBuilder();
         sbder.append("ATime: { ");
-        GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(chrononTime, 0, sbder,
-                GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.HOUR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND);
+        try {
+            GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance().getExtendStringRepUntilField(chrononTime, 0, sbder,
+                    GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.HOUR, GregorianCalendarSystem.Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
         sbder.append(" }");
         return sbder.toString();
 
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/ADurationParserFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/ADurationParserFactory.java
index 84e2386..90fc2bf 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/ADurationParserFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/ADurationParserFactory.java
@@ -248,18 +248,28 @@
             throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": no time fields after time separator.");
         }
 
+        int totalMonths = sign * (year * 12 + month);
+        long totalMilliseconds = sign
+                * (day * 24L * 3600L * 1000L + 3600L * 1000L * hour + 60L * minute * 1000L + second * 1000L + millisecond);
+
+        if (sign > 0) {
+            if (totalMonths < 0) {
+                throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage
+                        + ": total number of months is beyond its max value (-2147483647 to 2147483647).");
+            }
+            if (totalMilliseconds < 0) {
+                throw new HyracksDataException(
+                        durationErrorMessage
+                                + ": total number of milliseconds is beyond its max value (-9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807).");
+            }
+        }
+
         if (mutableObject instanceof AMutableDuration) {
-            ((AMutableDuration) mutableObject)
-                    .setValue(sign * (year * 12 + month),
-                            sign
-                                    * (day * 24 * 3600 * 1000L + 3600 * 1000L * hour + 60 * minute * 1000L + second
-                                            * 1000L + millisecond));
+            ((AMutableDuration) mutableObject).setValue(totalMonths, totalMilliseconds);
         } else if (mutableObject instanceof AMutableYearMonthDuration) {
-            ((AMutableYearMonthDuration) mutableObject).setMonths(sign * (year * 12 + month));
+            ((AMutableYearMonthDuration) mutableObject).setMonths(totalMonths);
         } else if (mutableObject instanceof AMutableDayTimeDuration) {
-            ((AMutableDayTimeDuration) mutableObject)
-                    .setMilliseconds(sign
-                            * (day * 24 * 3600 * 1000L + 3600 * 1000L * hour + 60 * minute * 1000L + second * 1000L + millisecond));
+            ((AMutableDayTimeDuration) mutableObject).setMilliseconds(totalMilliseconds);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/GregorianCalendarSystem.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/GregorianCalendarSystem.java
index f74af9b..26293e9 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/GregorianCalendarSystem.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/GregorianCalendarSystem.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 /**
  * A simple implementation of the Gregorian calendar system.
  * <p/>
@@ -268,8 +270,8 @@
      * @param sbder
      * @param untilField
      */
-    public void getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(long chrononTime, int timezone, StringBuilder sbder,
-            Fields startField, Fields untilField) {
+    public void getExtendStringRepUntilField(long chrononTime, int timezone, Appendable sbder, Fields startField,
+            Fields untilField, boolean withTimezone) throws IOException {
 
         int year = getYear(chrononTime);
         int month = getMonthOfYear(chrononTime, year);
@@ -323,16 +325,18 @@
                 break;
         }
 
-        if (timezone == 0) {
-            sbder.append("Z");
-        } else {
-            short tzMin = (short) ((timezone % 4) * 15);
-            if (tzMin < 0) {
-                tzMin = (short) (-1 * tzMin);
+        if (withTimezone) {
+            if (timezone == 0) {
+                sbder.append("Z");
+            } else {
+                short tzMin = (short) ((timezone % 4) * 15);
+                if (tzMin < 0) {
+                    tzMin = (short) (-1 * tzMin);
+                }
+                short tzHr = (short) (timezone / 4);
+                sbder.append((tzHr >= 0 ? "+" : "-")).append(String.format("%02d", (tzHr < 0 ? -tzHr : tzHr)))
+                        .append(":").append(String.format("%02d", tzMin));
             }
-            short tzHr = (short) (timezone / 4);
-            sbder.append((tzHr >= 0 ? "+" : "-")).append(String.format("%02d", (tzHr < 0 ? -tzHr : tzHr))).append(":")
-                    .append(String.format("%02d", tzMin));
         }
     }
 
@@ -343,8 +347,8 @@
      * @param timezone
      * @param sbder
      */
-    public void getBasicStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(long chrononTime, int timezone, StringBuilder sbder,
-            Fields startField, Fields untilField) {
+    public void getBasicStringRepUntilField(long chrononTime, int timezone, Appendable sbder, Fields startField,
+            Fields untilField, boolean withTimezone) throws IOException {
         int year = getYear(chrononTime);
         int month = getMonthOfYear(chrononTime, year);
 
@@ -382,16 +386,18 @@
                 break;
         }
 
-        if (timezone == 0) {
-            sbder.append("Z");
-        } else {
-            short tzMin = (short) ((timezone % 4) * 15);
-            if (tzMin < 0) {
-                tzMin = (short) (-1 * tzMin);
+        if (withTimezone) {
+            if (timezone == 0) {
+                sbder.append("Z");
+            } else {
+                short tzMin = (short) ((timezone % 4) * 15);
+                if (tzMin < 0) {
+                    tzMin = (short) (-1 * tzMin);
+                }
+                short tzHr = (short) (timezone / 4);
+                sbder.append((tzHr >= 0 ? "+" : "-")).append(String.format("%02d", (tzHr < 0 ? -tzHr : tzHr)))
+                        .append(String.format("%02d", tzMin));
             }
-            short tzHr = (short) (timezone / 4);
-            sbder.append((tzHr >= 0 ? "+" : "-")).append(String.format("%02d", (tzHr < 0 ? -tzHr : tzHr)))
-                    .append(String.format("%02d", tzMin));
         }
     }
 
@@ -480,8 +486,7 @@
      * Get the year for the given chronon time.
      * <p/>
      * This code is directly from the Joda library BadicChronology.java.<br/>
-     * The original authers are Stephen Colebourne, Brain S O'Neill and Guy Allard, and modified by JArod Wen on May
-     * 7th, 2012.
+     * The original authers are Stephen Colebourne, Brain S O'Neill and Guy Allard, and modified by JArod Wen on May 7th, 2012.
      * 
      * @param chrononTime
      * @return
@@ -528,8 +533,7 @@
      * Get the month of the year for the given chronon time and the year.
      * <p/>
      * This code is directly from the Joda library BasicGJChronology.java.<br/>
-     * The original authers are Stephen Colebourne, Brain S O'Neill and Guy Allard, and modified by JArod Wen on May
-     * 7th, 2012 and commented by Theodoros Ioannou on July 2012.
+     * The original authers are Stephen Colebourne, Brain S O'Neill and Guy Allard, and modified by JArod Wen on May 7th, 2012 and commented by Theodoros Ioannou on July 2012.
      * <p/>
      * 
      * @param millis
@@ -593,8 +597,7 @@
      * Get the day of the given month and year for the input chronon time.
      * <p/>
      * This function is directly from Joda Library BasicChronology.java.<br/>
-     * The original authers are Stephen Colebourne, Brain S O'Neill and Guy Allard, and modified by JArod Wen on May
-     * 7th, 2012.
+     * The original authers are Stephen Colebourne, Brain S O'Neill and Guy Allard, and modified by JArod Wen on May 7th, 2012.
      * <p/>
      * 
      * @param millis
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/AdjustDateTimeForTimeZoneDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/AdjustDateTimeForTimeZoneDescriptor.java
index 441d20a..55b9663 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/AdjustDateTimeForTimeZoneDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/AdjustDateTimeForTimeZoneDescriptor.java
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
 
                             StringBuilder sbder = new StringBuilder();
 
-                            calInstance.getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(chronon, timezone, sbder, Fields.YEAR,
-                                    Fields.MILLISECOND);
+                            calInstance.getExtendStringRepUntilField(chronon, timezone, sbder, Fields.YEAR,
+                                    Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
 
                             out.writeByte(SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG);
                             out.writeUTF(sbder.toString());
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/AdjustTimeForTimeZoneDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/AdjustTimeForTimeZoneDescriptor.java
index 1ca64c6..340545d 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/AdjustTimeForTimeZoneDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/AdjustTimeForTimeZoneDescriptor.java
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
 
                             StringBuilder sbder = new StringBuilder();
 
-                            calInstance.getExtendStringRepWithTimezoneUntilField(chronon, timezone, sbder, Fields.HOUR,
-                                    Fields.MILLISECOND);
+                            calInstance.getExtendStringRepUntilField(chronon, timezone, sbder, Fields.HOUR,
+                                    Fields.MILLISECOND, true);
 
                             out.writeByte(SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG);
                             out.writeUTF(sbder.toString());