Map Content Locales

Use the Content Locale Mappings table to map user locales to a complete (language-region) or partial (language) locale. You can also map a user's preferred language to another language if content is not available in the user's preferred language.

Procedure

  1. On each Content Manager computer, start IBM® Cognos® Configuration.
  2. From the Actions menu, click Edit Global Configuration.
  3. Click the Content Locale Mapping tab.
  4. Click Add.
  5. In the Key box, type the user locale:
    • To ensure all regions for a user locale see content in a specific language, type the language portion of the locale, followed by a dash (-) and an asterisk (*).

      For example, type fr-*

    • To ensure a user locale (language-region) sees content in a specific language, type the complete locale.

      For example, type fr-ch

    • To map a preferred language to another language, type the preferred language portion of the locale.

      For example, type zh

    Tip: To specify the locale to use for a range of keys, use the wildcard character (*) with the Key value and then, in the Locale Mapping box, type the locale. For example, if you want all the German keys to use the German locale, type de* in the Key box and type in the Locale Mapping box.
  6. In the Locale Mapping box, type the language portion of the locale.

    User locales specified in the Key box will see content in this language.

  7. Repeat steps 3 to 5 for other mappings you want to do.
  8. Click OK.
  9. From the File menu, click Save.