Add a New Product Language

This procedure shows how to change the product language in IBM® Cognos® Viewer.

Procedure

  1. Start IBM Cognos Configuration.
  2. From the Actions menu, click Edit Global Configuration.
  3. Click the Product Locales tab.
  4. Click the Add button.
  5. Type the locale code for Greek, which is el

    Greek will appear in the list of available product languages in IBM Cognos Connection, in My Preferences.

    Tip: You can see the locale codes for other languages on the Content Locales tab.

  6. Click OK.
  7. Save the configuration.
  8. Go to IBM Cognos Connection.
  9. Click My Area Options My area icon, My Preferences.
  10. On the General tab, in the Product Language drop-down list, click Greek.
  11. Click OK.

Results

The IBM Cognos Viewer user interface appears in Greek. However, other components, such as IBM Cognos Connection and the studios, continue using the default product language, which is English. To specify French as the default product language if Greek is used by the IBM Cognos Viewer user interface, add a new product locale mapping using IBM Cognos Configuration.

Note: Only languages for which a full translation of the IBM Cognos user interface exists can be specified as the default product languages.

Parent topic: Example - Change the Language of the IBM Cognos Viewer User Interface