What Is Localization?

Localization refers to the process of adapting the Oracle Business Intelligence deployment to a particular language.

If your users speak languages other than English, then use the information about localization to adapt your deployment to support multiple languages.

For information about supported languages, see System Requirements and Certification.

What Components Are Translated?

Several areas of the interface are translated into a user’s native language.

The following list outlines which components of Oracle Business Intelligence are translated into languages other than English:

  • Installer

  • Web user interface

  • Job Manager interface of the Oracle BI Scheduler

  • Catalog Manager

  • Oracle BI Presentation Services messages:

    • error

    • warning

    • information

  • Oracle BI Server functions:

    • DayName

    • MonthName

      Note:

      If a query is issued using the DayName or MonthName function, but the function is not shipped to a back-end database, then the day or month name is returned in the localized language but the column name remains in English (or might be affected by other localization controls). As an example of this situation, if the LOCALE parameter is set for German, the MonthName query returns the string "Mai" but the column header remains "Name of Month."
  • Oracle BI Server and Oracle BI Scheduler messages:

    • error

    • warning

    • information

  • Log files:

    • nqserver.log for Oracle BI Server

    • nqquery.log for Oracle BI Server

    • If Clustering is enabled, nQCluster.log for Oracle BI Server Cluster

  • Metadata:

    • Dashboards and analyses (Oracle BI Presentation Catalog)

    • Presentation table and column names (.rpd file)

  • Oracle BI Administration Tool interface

  • ODBC setup

The following list outlines which components of Oracle Business Intelligence are not localized:

  • ODBC client tools:

    • nqcmd (UNIX)

    • nqcmd.exe (Windows)

    • nqclient.exe (Windows)

Numerous Oracle Fusion Middleware components, such as Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console and Fusion Middleware Control, are translated. See Oracle Fusion Middleware documentation for information.

Tasks for Localizing Oracle Business Intelligence Components

Localizing the system components for international use requires several steps.

As the administrator, you perform various tasks to localize the components of Oracle Business Intelligence, as described in the following sections: