Cognos TM1 language configuration

Automatic detection of language

Cognos TM1 uses the following process to automatically detect and configure language at runtime:

1. The Cognos TM1 server and clients that run in Microsoft Windows try to detect and use the language that is configured in the locale of the operating system for the current user. On Windows, this is configured with Regional and Language Options. The detected language will be used if it matches one of the supported languages.
   Important: By default, any Cognos TM1 Server that you start with IBM Cognos Configuration is initially configured to run as a Windows service using the Windows Local System reserved user account. If you want the Cognos TM1 Server to use the language based on a specific user account, change the service to run as that user and configure the language for the user with the Windows Regional and Language Options. For details, see Changing Cognos TM1 services to run as a specific user account on Windows.
2. The server and client components also check for an override based on the Cognos TM1 Language configuration parameter:
   • The server checks the Language parameter in the Tm1s.cfg configuration file. If a valid language code is configured, that language is used for the server messages.
   • The client components check the Language parameter in the Tm1p.ini configuration file. If a valid language code is configured, that language is used in the user interface.
3. If the language configured in any of the above does not match a valid supported language, English is used.

Language configuration for Cognos TM1 components

Languages are set separately for the following Cognos TM1 components.