Localization

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About Localization

Localization is the process whereby a user interacts with platform using their preferred language and data formats.

Working with Localized Values

Platform Settings

The Locale Settings

The Translation Workbench can be used to support additional languages.

Interface Interactions

When working with the platform GUI, data is typically displayed and entered in User Format, as determined by the user's Locale Settings.

There are exceptions, however. When specifying numeric values that will be used in a direct comparison against database data.
In those cases, the Database Format must be used:

The Database Format for numeric values must also be used when:

Rules and Imports

The Database Format for numeric values must also be used when:

  • Specifying numeric values for a Rule

Ideally, that format will also be used:

  • Supplying numeric data for an Import operation

There are two exceptions:

  • Dates and Times are always specified in the User's preferred format.
  • In a Pre-import Rule, numeric data in a localized format can be converted to the Database Format.

Java Programming

JavaScript Programming

REST Programming

When using the REST API, all data is specified in Database Format:

Field Format
Date, DateTime, Time
Currency, Number,
Number with Decimal,
Percent
  • No currency symbol or percent sign
  • No grouping characters (e.g. commas) in whole-number portion
  • A decimal point (.) before fractional portion

Ex: 84954.32

Lookup
  • The Record ID of a record in the target object.

Ex: 123A456B78

Multi Object Lookup

Ex: 849Z:123A456B78