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)
    • Japanese (Japan)
    • Polish
    • 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.

  • Select the applicable date and time formats from the drop-down lists in each of the following fields. Note that all fields are required.

    Day Month — Select the format for day and month display. For example:

    Format Display Example
    dd/M 23/6
    dd/MM 23/06
    MM-dd 06-23
    dd.MM 23.06
    d-M 23-6
    M-d 6-23
    M/d 6/23
    MM.dd 06.23
    M/dd 6/23
    MM/dd 06/23
    dd-MMM 29-04
    dd.MMM 29 Apr

    Time — Select the format for the time display. For example:

    Format Display Example
    hh:mm a 04:46 PM
    HH:mm 16:46
    h:mm a 4:46
    H:mm 16:46
    HH:mm 15:46

    Short Date — Select the format for the short date display. The letter E represents the day of the week. Use one E to display the abbreviated name (Wed) and EEEE to display the full name (Wednesday). For example:

    Format Display Example
    E dd/M Mon 26/6
    E dd/MM Mon 26/06
    E MM-dd Mon 06-26
    E dd.MM Mon 26.06
    E d-M Mon 26-6
    yy-M-d 17-6-26
    yy-MM-dd 17-06-26
    MM.dd E 06.26 Mon
    E M/dd Mon 6/26
    E dd-MM Thu 29-04
    E MM/dd Thu 04/29

    Long Date — Select the format for the long date display. For example:

    Format Display Example
    d/MM/yyyy 26/06/2017
    dd/MM/yyyy 26/06/2017
    d/MM/yy 26/06/17
    dd-MM-yy 26-06-17
    dd.MM.yy 26.06.17
    dd.MMM.yyyy 26.Jun.2017
    yyyy-MM-dd 2017-06-26
    yyyy.MM-dd 2017.06.26
    M/dd/yyyy 6/26/2017
    MM/dd/yyyy 06/26/2017
    dd.MM.yyy 26.06.2017
    d.MM.yyyy 29-04-2021
    d MMMM yyyy 29 April 2021
    dd.MMM.yyy 20. Apr 2021

  • Select the applicable currency formats in each of the following fields. Note that all fields are required.

    Positive Format — Select the format for the currency. For example:

    Format Display Example
    Currency1.1 $1.10
    Currency 1.1 $ 1.10
    1.1Currency 1.00$
    1.1 Currency 1.00 $

    Negative Format — Select the format for when the currency is expressed as a negative amount. For example:

    Format Display Example
    (Currency1.1) ($1.10)
    (Currency 1.1) ( $1.10)
    (1.1Currency) (1.10$)
    (1.1 Currency) (1.10 $)
    Currency-1.1 $-1.10
    Currency -1.1 $ -1.10
    -1.1Currency -1.10$
    -1.1 Currency -1.10 $
    Currency1.1- $1.10-
    Currency 1.1- $ 1.10-
    1.1-Currency 1.10-$
    1.1- Currency 1.10- $
    -Currency1.1 -$1.10
    -Currency 1.1 -$ 1.10
    1.1Currency- 1.10$-
    1.1 Currency- 1.10 $-

    Decimal Precision — Enter number of digits in the currency value. For example, if you enter 1, only one number is displayed.

  • Select the applicable number formats from the drop-down lists in each of the following fields. Note that all fields are required.

    Decimal Symbol — Select comma or period. For example, if you select a period, one-thousand is displayed as 1.000.

    Grouping Pattern — Select from one of the following:

    123456789

    123 456 789

    123456 789

    12 34 56 789

    Negative Format — Select one of the following:

    (1.1)

    -1.1

    - 1.1

    1.1-

    1.1 -

    Decimal Precision — Enter number of digits in the value. For example, if you enter 1, only one number is displayed.

    Grouping symbol — Select one of the following:

    ˽

    ,

    .

    '

  • Enter the following miscellaneous information:

    First Day Of Week — This setting controls the first day of a displayed week in places that do not have an individual configuration point. In these cases, the calendar is displayed based on the locale. For example, the first day of the week for the en_US locale is Sunday and for the first day of the week for the en_UK locale is Monday.

    Other components may be configured separately. For example, Schedule Planner uses the Schedule Period, which you can customize individually.

    Select from the following:

    • Sunday
    • Monday
    • Tuesday
    • Wednesday
    • Thursday
    • Friday
    • Saturday

    Display Week Number — Select Yes to display the week numbers that correspond to the calendar weeks. By default, this setting is disabled.

    When this setting is enabled, everyone who is assigned to the locale policy can see the week numbers displayed in the UI.

    Note:
    • The week numbers are based on the ISO 8601 standard calendar.
    • If a day other than Sunday is selected in the First Day of Week setting, ensure that the same day is configured for all other calendars (such as ESS Calendar and Forecast Category Attributes) in order for the correct week numbers to display.

    The following areas in the UI display the week numbers:

    • Date picker and Date range calendars — In a column to the left of the calendar
    • Timecard
      • Hourly View — In the Date column above the first day in the column and above each first day of the week
      • List View — In the timeframe header above the displayed days
      • Project View — In the row header, above the first day of the week
      • Printed Timecards
    • Schedule Planner — In the row header, above each timeframe heading
    • Absence Calendar — In a column to the left of the calendar
    • Workload Planner — In the row header, above the first day in the row and above each first day of the week
    • Employee Self-Scheduling
      • My Calendar
        • Daily and Weekly views — In the row header, to the left of the dates
        • Monthly view — In a column to the left of each week
        • Yearly view — In a column to the left of each month
      • Location Schedule — In the row header, above the first day of the week
      • Request sliders — In a column to the left of the calendar
    • Forecasting
      • Operational Dashboard — In the row header, above the first day of the week