Every user created within IBM® Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation can have an associated preference for number formatting, date layout, and language. These preferences are called locale, and are identified as a pairing of a language code and a country or region code. Examples include en_US (English, US), fr_CA (French, Canada), fr_FR (French, France). A specific locale definition includes the following information:
To enable the association of data such as dates, times, and strings with locale-specific formats, Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation associates a locale with each user profile. This allows each user to use a locale-specific version of the product.
The locale definition associated with any organization defined in Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation is used to determine only the currency and unit of measure. Date, time, and time zone information is strictly related to each user.
Category | Component | Can be localized? | For more details, go to |
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Framework Localization | No | ||
Locale Specific Formats | Date/Time | Yes | Date and time formats |
Numeric Group Separator | Yes | Localizing number validation | |
Numeric Decimal Separator | Yes | Localizing number validation | |
No | |||
Phone Number | No | ||
Credit Card Number | No | ||
Currency | Yes | Currency | |
Unit of measure for dimensions, volume, and weight | Yes | Units of measure | |
Time Zones | Yes | Time zones | |
International alternate address | Yes | ||
International numeric | Yes | ||
International calendar | Yes | ||
Literals and Data | Resource Bundle | Yes | Resource bundles |
Factory setup | Yes | Localizing factory setup | |
Master Data - Item related | Yes | the topics about localizing the Sterling Business Center | |
UI Branding | Structure of Panel Components | No | |
Localizing Themes / Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | Yes | User interface themes | |
Localizing Icons | Yes | Localizing images |