Scenarios for selecting the locale

The locale used depends upon the type of user, the Big Data Discovery configuration, and how the user entered Big Data Discovery.

For the scenarios listed below, Big Data Discovery determines the locale as follows:

Scenario How the locale is determined
A new user is created The locale for a new user is initially set to Use Browser Locale, which indicates to use the current browser locale.

This value can be changed to a specific locale.

If the user is configured with a specific locale, then that locale is used for the user unless they explicitly select a different locale or enter with a URL that includes a supported locale.

A non-logged-in user navigates to Big Data Discovery For a non-logged-in user, Big Data Discovery first tries to use the locale from the cookie.

If there is no cookie, or the cookie is invalid, then Big Data Discovery tries to use the browser locale.

If the current browser locale is not one of the supported locales, then the default locale is used.

A registered user logs in When a user logs in, Big Data Discovery first checks the locale configured for their user account.
  • If the user's locale is set to Use Browser Locale, then Big Data Discovery tries to use the locale from the cookie.

    If there is no cookie, or if the cookie is invalid, then Big Data Discovery tries to use the browser locale.

    If the current browser locale is not a supported locale, then the default locale is used.

  • If the user account is configured with a locale value other than Use Browser Locale, then Big Data Discovery uses that locale, and also updates the cookie with that locale.
A non-logged-in user uses the user menu option to select a different locale When a non-logged-in user selects a locale, Big Data Discovery updates the cookie with the new locale.

Note that this locale change is only applied locally. It is not applied to all non-logged-in users.

A logged-in user uses the user menu option to select a different locale When a logged-in user selects a locale, Big Data Discovery updates both the user's account and the cookie with the selected locale.