A 'locale' is a part of a context. Locales control the display for users in the workbench, as well as the Web UI buttons, tabs, etc.
Note: Locale settings on the workbench should not be confused with the Web UI locale. In the Web UI, users can select a locale when logging in and, if there is a localized version of a Web UI, the localized screens display. For more information on Web UI locale, refer to the Localization topic in the Administration Portal documentation.
Locales control the decimal separator in attributes that are numbers, fractions, and embedded numbers. Additionally, locales control the appearance of dates. Attributes with the validation of Numeric Text and Numeric Text (exclude tags) are text attributes and are not affected by the locale functionality.
Locales can be set on individual users in the 'Locale for values' field on the System Settings tab, located under System Setup > Users & Groups. Setting a locale for a user controls how the user accesses data in the workbench, regardless of which context they are working in.
For more information on using locale with users in System Setup > System Settings, refer to the GUI Localization topic in the System Setup documentation.
Locales are also used in attribute transformations, STEP table transformations, and in Print Publisher.
Locale Recommendation
Although the locale can be left blank, it is recommended to set the locale for the country in each context.
