If you have installed Cognos on Windows
Procedure
Stop the Cognos® server.
Navigate to Start > Run > Regedit.
Create a backup of the registry by selecting Registry > Export Registry File.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > ORACLE.
Under the ORACLE directory, locate
Key_OraDB10g_home1
or similar.
On the right-hand side of the registry window, right-click
NLS_LANG
and select Modify.
Modify the
NLS_LANG
entry as follows:
NLS_LANG = language_territory.UTF8
For example,
NLS_LANG = American_America.UTF8
Close the registry editor.
Navigate to Start > My Computer and right-click My Computer.
From the menu, select Properties. The System Properties dialog box displays.
In the System Properties pop-up window, click the Advanced tab.
In the Advanced tab window, click Environment Variables. The Environment Variables pop-up window displays.
In the Environment Variables pop-up window > System variables area, click New. The New System Variable pop-up window displays.
In the New System Variable pop-up window, perform the following tasks:
In Variable name, enter
NLS_LANG
.
In Variable value enter <
language_territory.UTF8>.
For example,
AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8
.
In the Environment Variables pop-up window, click OK.
In the System Properties pop-up window, click OK.
Restart your computer to enable your new environment variable.
Parent topic:
Localize a Report