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Localization of Oracle BI Server Components

The Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Services user interface works in different languages, with a default Error Message language of English. Any error or warning messages appear in English. To receive localized Oracle BI Server messages (such as error, warning and information messages), you must set the locale during the platform installation, in the Error Message Language screen, as described in Oracle BI Installer Screens and Prompts.

The primary mechanism for displaying localized table and column names is Externalize Metadata Strings. To determine which table and column names are localized, see the topic Using the Externalize Strings Utility for Localization.

Localized Oracle BI Components

• Web interface
• Oracle BI Presentation Services messages:
  • error
  • warning
  • information
• Oracle BI Server functions:
  • DayName
  • MonthName

    NOTE:  If a query is issued using the DayName or MonthName function, but the function is not shipped to a back-end database, then the day or month name is returned in the localized language but the column name remains in English (or may be affected by other localization controls). As an example of this situation, if the LOCALE parameter is set for German, the MonthName query returns the string "Mai" but the column header remains "Name of Month."

• Oracle BI Server and Scheduler messages:
  • error
  • warning
  • information
• Log files:
  • nQServer.log for Oracle BI Server
  • nqQuery.log for Oracle BI Server
  • If Clustering is enabled, nQCluster.log for Oracle BI Server Cluster
• Metadata:
  • Oracle BI Presentation Services dashboards and reports (Oracle BI Catalog)
  • Presentation table and column names (.rpd file)
  • Informatica (ENU and JPN locales only)
• Disconnected Client interface

Unlocalized Oracle BI Components

• Server Administration Tool interface
• Scheduler Job Manager interface
• ODBC client tools:
  • nqcmd.exe (UNIX)
  • nQCmd.exe (Windows)
  • nQClient.exe (Windows)
• Installer
• ODBC setup