System Localization properties configure translation, currency, and locale settings on the instance for users from multiple countries.

Some localization properties only appear after the I18N: Internationalization plugin is activated. Some properties are available on the System Localization properties page, but some lesser-used properties are available only from the System Properties [sys_properties] table.

Access the following properties by navigating to All > System Properties > System Localization.
PropertyDescription

Enable sorting (for lists) in the user's session language when the language is other than English

com.glide.db.session_language_collation_feature

 Enable sorting string values in a column according to the rules of the user's session language. If this option isn’t selected, field values are sorted according to the English alphabet.

Show the language select box on the login page to allow the user to specify the language they would like to be logged in with.

glide.ui.login.language.select

 Enables language selection upon login.
  • Options: Yes | No
  • Default value: Yes
  • Dependency: The I18N: Internationalization plugin must be active

Text Search stemming language.

glide.ts.stemming_language

 Selects the language to match derived words in text search.

Displays translation prefix on translatable strings.

glide.ui.i18n_test

 Adds a translation prefix on translatable fields to indicate where to find the string for translation.

Use a single currency model. Display all currencies in the same currency code, regardless of a user's locale, country, or language code.

glide.i18n.single_currency

 Enable single currency mode.

Default language for the system (two character values)

glide.sys.language
  • Options: en, fr, es, it, de
  • Default value: en

If using the single currency model, display all currencies using this currency code. Currency codes use the ISO 4217 three letter format.

glide.i18n.single_currency.code

Locale code to use for localization.

glide.system.locale

 Determines the system's default currency into which all prices are automatically converted before other sums or conversions are performed. Changing this property after any price or currency fields have been given a value may result in improper conversion or prices that sum incorrectly.
  • Options: [language code].[country code] (for example, en.GB for Britain, fr.FR for France, de.DE for Germany, or ja.JP for Japan)
  • Default value: None
  • Learn more: Locale settings
Note: You have already set a value on this system property, do not change this value once a system has gone into production. If a user's locale must be changed, update the "Country code" field on the user record.

Spell checker dictionary to use for English users.

glide.spell.dictionary.en

 Sets the spell checker dictionary used in the system for English users.
  • Options: Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English US, English UK, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Thai
  • Default value: English US
  • Learn more: Locale settings
Access the following properties by entering sys_properties.list in the navigation filter to open the System Properties [sys_properties] table.
Property Description
com.glide.db.i18n_session_language_sortable_default

Option to set the default behavior of column sorting. If true, the default behavior of columns is to sort according to the user's session language. If false, the default behavior of columns is to sort according to the English alphabet.

glide_i18n.language_fallback_enabled

Option to allow setting fallback languages for the instance. Setting fallback languages creates a three-level hierarchy in which an intermediate language is used before defaulting to English when user interface text is not translated in the user's preferred language.