Changing Language

The following settings are maintained in the Region Format tab of your Preferences window.

To set the language:

  1. Go to the Region Format tab in the Preferences window.
  2. Click the Language drop-down list and select your language.
  3. When finished, click Apply and then OK.

    Note: The languages listed are the active languages selected in the Configuration - Internationalization log window, by the administrator.

The following languages are supported:

Numeric Format Based on Language Selection

The Numeric formats such as the decimal symbol, grouping, and so forth are based on the language selected for the bidder.

For the Vendors records that are created through CSV or Web Services, the user can specify the values for the Language, Time Zone, and Date Format Data Elements and create Vendors records in Bulk. The existing codes for these fields can be used to specify the values. The list below is derived from the Java API.

Language

Region Format

Decimal Symbol

Digit Grouping Symbol

Digit Grouping

Positive Currency Format

Negative Currency Format

Negative Number Format

Simplified Chinese

Chinese (Simplified, PRC)

. (period)

, (comma)

123,456,789

#123

#-123

-123

Traditional Chinese

Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)

. (period)

, (comma)

123,456,789

#123

-#123

-123

Dutch

Dutch (Netherlands)

, (comma)

. (period)

123,456,789

# 123

# -123

-123

English

English (United States)

. (period)

, (comma)

123,456,789

#123

(#123)

-123

French

French (France)

, (comma)

Space represented by blank in the product

123,456,789

123 #

-123 #

-123

German

German (Germany)

, (comma)

. (period)

123,456,789

123 #

-123 #

-123

Italian

Italian (Italy)

, (comma)

. (period)

123,456,789

# 123

-# 123

-123

Japanese

Japanese (Japan)

. (period)

, (comma)

123,456,789

#123

-#123

-123

Korean

Korean (Korea)

. (period)

, (comma)

123,456,789

#123

-#123

-123

Portuguese

Portuguese (Brazil)

, (comma)

. (period)

123,456,789

# 123

-# 123

-123

Russian

Russian (Russia)

, (comma)

Space represented by blank in the product

123,456,789

123#

-123#

-123

Spanish

Spanish (Spain)

, (comma)

. (period)

123,456,789

123 #

-123 #

-123



Last Published Wednesday, December 20, 2023