Localize Data Visualization Regional Data Formats

You can select a locale to display region-specific date and number formatting in Data Visualization workbooks.

1. On your home page, click the user profile icon.
2. Click Profile, and click the My Profile tab.
3. Click Locale and select a locale.
   The locale that you select takes precedence over the browser locale.
4. Sign out of Oracle Analytics Cloud and then sign back in again to display the language that you selected.

Workbook Data Format Changes When You Select a Different Locale

When you select a different locale, data formatting changes can occur in various workbook areas.

• General workbook areas affected:
  • date or time formats (timestamp uses a combination of date or time formatting)

    For example, mm/dd/yy (USA) versus dd/mm/yy (EU regions).

  • number formats (variations in the decimal and thousands separator )

    For example, 15.000.00, or 15,000.00

• Workbook presentation mode areas affected:
  • visualizations (data display, tooltips, titles)
  • filter controls (data display and data entry)
  • parameter controls (data display and data entry)
• Workbook edit mode areas affected:
  • parameter dialog value display or entry
  • conditional format dialog
  • visualization properties
  • any other workbook edit surfaces that expose dates, time, number