Locale Policy

The Locale Policy page contains regional settings (language locale, date format, number format, and currency format) that can be assigned as the tenant default or to individual users. The users’ settings take precedence over the default setting for the tenant default settings. Users see the user interface in the language and regional settings assigned to them in their locale policy. The locale policy is assigned to users in People Information.

Note:
  • Users can change their locale profile by clicking one of the options on the logon screen. The new locale profile is valid only during the logon session.
  • When logging on with a Services or Support account, the account uses the default Locale Policy assigned to the tenant. The only way to change the locale of the Services or Support account is to change the default Locale Policy of the tenant.

Use Locale Policy (Administration > Application Setup > System Configuration > Locale Policy) to view and manage the default locale settings.

The Locale Policy page displays the locales that can be accessed. From here, you can:

  • View the default locale policy for your tenant
  • Select Selectable on Logon Page if users can select the language on the system logon page. If you do not want the language to be available when users log on, clear the button.

To add or edit a locale policy:

If necessary, from the Main Menu, go to Administration > Application Setup > System Configuration > Locale Policy.

Click New to add a locale policy or select an existing policy and click Edit.

Complete the following fields:

  • Name — Enter the language name that appears on the Logon page. This name must be unique among the locale policies.
  • If editing a locale policy, indicate how to save changes:
    • Everywhere the language is used
    • A Locale Policy Profile — If selected, you must also add a unique name in the Name field.
  • Tenant Default — Select the check box if this locale policy is the tenant default.
  • Selectable at Logon — Select Yes if users can select the language from the Logon page.
  • Email Uniqueness — Ensures that an employee's email address is unique when you add a new person or update an existing person in People Information.
  • Note: The site.email.enforceUniqueness system setting must be enabled to use this setting.

  • Display Name — Enter the language name that appears on the Logon page. This name must be unique among the locale policies.
  • Description — Enter a description of the locale policy.
  • Language — Select the language for the policy from the drop-down list.
    • Chinese (China) also called Simplified
    • Chinese (Hong Kong) also called Traditional
    • Czech
    • Dutch (Netherlands)
    • English (UK)
    • English (US)
    • French (Canada)
    • French (France)
    • German (Germany)
    • Italian (Italy)
    • Japanese (Japan)
    • Korean (Korea)
    • Polish
    • Portuguese (Brazil)
    • Spain (Mexico)
    • Spain (Spain)
    • Swedish (Sweden)
  • Country — Select the country for the policy from the drop-down list.
  • Provide the details for locale policy formatting from the following sections.