Setting Language Preferences

PeopleSoft enables you to view a Foreign Language sign-on page for each language that is supported by the system. Because you are viewing PeopleSoft pages through an internet browser, you must be sure that the browser accepts the language that you want to use. Check the language preferences of your browser to select the correct options.

Once setup is established, click the Language Name button to view the sign-on page in the specified language. The language you select determines the language in which the entire application is displayed in the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture.

After you log in to a PeopleSoft application, you can change your language preference anytime during your session on the International Preferences page. When you change your language preference, everything appears in the new language, assuming that it's translated. If you change your language of preference, the language code change isn't written to the database, but is stored in PeopleTools memory for the duration of the current session.

The language code you indicate is the language that the system uses for future pages that are displayed during the current session. This is the language of the session until you either log off or change your language preference. The tool set uses the language code to apply country-specific formats for numbers, dates, and currencies. If you change the language code during a session, your user profile language preference is not affected. The next time you log in, you'll see the language that is associated with your user ID.

Making a change means that everything you see―pages, menus, and field contents―appears in your new language preference.

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