Default Regional Settings Properties

The following tabs are available on the Regional Setting Defaults dialog box:

General tab - Allows you to set defaults for paper size, list separator, and font for a specific language.

Numbers tab - Allows you to set the default number formatting options for a specific language.

Date tab - Allows you to set the default date format for a specific language.

Time tab - Allows you to set the default time format for a specific language.

Regional Setting Defaults: General Tab

Field

Description

Values

Paper Size

Specifies the default paper size to use when printing.

  • A4

  • Letter

  • Legal

List Separator

Specifies the character to use when generating lists.

  • ,

  • :

  • ;

Default Font

Specifies the default font name, style and size to use for objects in Proficy Portal.

All fonts available to your system.
 
Regional Setting Defaults: Numbers Tab

Field

Description

Values

Decimal symbol

Specifies the character to use when specifying decimal amounts.

  • .

  • ,

Num. Digits After Decimal

Specifies the default number of characters to display after a decimal value

  • 0-9

Digit Grouping Symbol

Specifies the character to display to indicate grouped numerals

  • <SPACE>

  • ,

  • .

Digit Grouping Format

Specifies how a grouped number will be displayed.

  • 123456789

  • 123,456,789

  • 1,23,45,67,89

NOTE: The symbol specified in the Digit Grouping Symbol will be used to separate the grouped numbers.

Negative Sign Symbol

Specifies the character to display to indicate a negative number.

  • -

Negative Format

Specifies how a negative number will be displayed.

  • (123.456)

  • -123.456

  • - 123.456

  • 123.456-

  • 123.456 -

Display Leading Zero

Specifies whether a 0 will be displayed before fractional numbers.

  • 0.1234

  • .1234

Always Show Decimal

Specifies whether the decimal symbol will always be displayed or not.

  • 123.

  • 123
 
Regional Settings Defaults: Date Tab

Field

Description

Values

Date Format

Specifies how the date will be displayed by Proficy Portal, according to the following:

  • M - numerical month, with no leading 0

  • MM - numerical month with leading 0

  • MMM - month name, abbreviated

  • MMMM - full month name

  • d - numerical date, with no leading 0

  • dd - numerical date with leading 0

  • yy - last two digits of year

  • yyyy - full year

  • M-d-yy

  • M-d-yyyy

  • MM-dd-yy

  • MM-dd-yyyy

  • d-M-yy

  • d-M-yyyy

  • dd-MM-yy

  • dd-MM-yyyy

  • yy-MM-dd

  • yy-M-d

  • yyyy-MM-dd

  • yyyy-M-d

  • MMM d, yy

  • MMM d, yyyy

  • d MMM yy

  • d MMM yyyy

  • MMMM d, yy

  • MMMM d, yyyy

  • d MMMM yy

  • d MMMM yyyy

Date Separator

Specifies the character to use to separate dates.

  • /

  • -

  • .
 
Regional Setting Defaults: Time Tab

Field

Description

Values

Time Format

Specifies the default time format to use, according to the following:

  • h - hour, with no leading 0, based on 12-hour clock

  • hh - hour, with leading 0, based on 12-hour clock

  • H - hour, based on 24-hour clock.

  • HH - hour, with leading 0, based on 24-hour clock

  • mm - minutes

  • ss - seconds

  • SSS - milliseconds

  • a - am/pm

  • h:mm:ss

  • hh:mm:ss

  • h:mm:ss a

  • hh:mm:ss a

  • h:mm:ss.SSS

  • hh:mm:ss.SSS

  • h:mm:ss.SSS a

  • hh:mm:ss.SSS a

  • H:mm:ss

  • HH:mm:ss

  • H:mm:ss.SSS

  • HH:mm:ss.SSS

Time Separator

Specifies the default character used to separate time values.

  • :

  • .

MilliSecs Separator

Specifies the default character used to indicate milliseconds.

  • .

  • ,

AM Symbol

Specifies the default representation of AM.

  • AM

  • am

  • <no value>

PM Symbol

Specifies the default representation of PM.

  • PM

  • pm

  • <no value>