21 Managing Application Globalization

You can run applications built in App Builder concurrently in different languages.

This section describes how to translate an application built in App Builder.

• Understanding Application Translation and Globalization Support
  A single Oracle database instance and Oracle Application Express can support multiple database sessions customized to support different languages.
• Specifying the Primary Language for an Application
  Globalization attributes specify how the Application Express engine determines the primary language of an application.
• About Apply Format Masks to Items
  The Application Express engine applies globalization settings for each rendered page. This default behavior can impact the display of certain items such as numbers and dates.
• About Translating Applications for Multibyte Languages
  If your application must run in several languages simultaneously (such as Chinese and Japanese), consider configuring your database with a character set to support all of the languages.
• Understanding the Translation Process
  To translate an application developed in App Builder, you must map the primary and target language, seed and export text to a translation file, translate the text, apply the translation file, and publish the translated application.
• Translating Messages
  Learn when and how to translate messages is an Oracle Application Express application.
• Translating Data That Supports List of Values
  You create a dynamic translation to translate dynamic pieces of data. For example, you might use a dynamic translation on a list of values based on a database query.
• Understanding Supported Globalization Codes
  If you are building a multilingual application, it is important to understand how globalization codes affect the way in which your application runs. These codes are set automatically based on the application-level Globalization attributes you select.

See Also:

"Viewing Installed Translations" in Oracle Application Express Administration Guide

21.1 About Apply Format Masks to Items

The Application Express engine applies globalization settings for each rendered page. This default behavior can impact the display of certain items such as numbers and dates.

For example, suppose your application determines the application language based on the user's browser language preference. If the Application Express engine determines the users's browser language preference is French, it displays dates and numbers in a format that conforms to French standards. You can override this default behavior and explicitly control how items display by applying a format mask. You apply a format mask by making a selection from the Display As list:

• When you create the item.

• After you create the item by editing the item attributes.