Regional settings

Applies to User Roles:

System Administrator

Regional settings define local values for month names and abbreviations, date format, system language, and default system currency.

Define the months in the year

To define the months in the year:

1. Click System Administration > Base System Configuration > Miscellaneous > System Information Record.
2. Click the Month Tables tab.
   The table lists the Full Name and Abbreviation for each month.
3. Make any necessary changes.
4. Click Save.

Set the default date format

To set the default date format:

1. Click System Administration > Base System Configuration > Miscellaneous > System Information Record.
2. Click the Date Info tab.
3. In the Format field, type or select one of the following date formats to be the system default.
   • mm/dd/yy — standard U.S. date format
   • dd/mm/yy — standard European date format
   • yy/mm/dd — optional date format
   • mm/dd/yyyy — standard U.S. date format
   • dd/mm/yyyy — standard European date format
   • yyyy/mm/dd — optional date format
4. Click Save.

Set the default system currency

To set the default system currency:

1. Click System Administration > Base System Configuration > Miscellaneous > System Information Record.
2. Click the General tab.
3. In the Basis Currency field, type or select one of the options from the currency file.
4. Click Save.

Note: The currency setting in each individual operator record overrides the default system currency setting.

Set the default system language

Note: The language setting in each individual operator record overrides the default language setting.

To set the default system language:

1. Click System Administration > Base System Configuration > Miscellaneous > System Information Record.
2. Click the Misc tab.
3. In the Language Code field, type or select one of the following language options:
   
   • English
   • French
   • German
   • Italian
   • Japanese
4. Click Save.

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