Locale-sensitive Properties
IBM® Cognos® Report Studio contains an extensive
library of customized properties adapted to users from different regions
who speak different languages. For example, if a modeler specifies
that a given data item is a currency, only the proper currency symbol
must be specified. When reports are created, Report Studio automatically
adapts the format of the currency numbers to each user according to
the content language specified in IBM Cognos Connection.
When modelers or report authors specify properties, these properties override user preferences and risk creating inconsistent formatting for users of other cultures. It is usually much easier and safer to let Report Studio take care of formatting. For example, for the date format type, different regions use different characters to represent the date separator. If you specify a date separator, you may confuse users in other regions.
The following data formatting properties are locale-sensitive:
- Currency Symbol Position
- Date Separator
- Date Ordering
- Calendar Type
- Time Separator
- Display AM/PM Symbols
- Clock
- Decimal Symbol
- Negative Sign Position
- Thousands Separator
- Group Size (digits)
- Secondary Group Size (digits)
- Missing Value Characters
- Zero Value Characters
- Pattern
- Negative Pattern