Locale headers are used in non-Unicode text files. If a file is associated with a Unicode application and is not UTF-8 encoded, Essbase uses the locale header record to determine which encoding to use to interpret the character text within the file.
You can insert locale header records as you create text files or by using Essbase Unicode File Utility (ESSUTF8). For information about locale header records and insertion methods and record format, see the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide.
When Administration Services Console saves text files, it inserts locale header records. Administration Services Console follows a particular process to determine the locale value that it inserts in the header record.
Locale header records are inserted in text files for Unicode-mode and non-Unicode-mode applications. Therefore, one text file can be used with both types of applications.
“Managing File Encoding” in the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide