Setting language and time zone preferences for users

You can specify the preferred locale and time zone for users in the user record for the suite user interfaces. The preferences that are applied override the language settings for the browser that is used to access the suite.

For example, if the user's preferred language is set to German and Maximo® Application Suite is accessed from a browser set to English, the user interface is displayed in German. Similarly, if the time zone for the user is CET, the user interface date and time is based on CET regardless of the time zone that is set for the user's system or browser.

About this task

Important: Not all applications support these preferences and instead use application-specific settings. For more information, see Language support table.

Procedure

  1. From the Suite administration page, click Users > Add user or select the user record.
  2. In the Additional information section, click Locale and time zone.
  3. Select the preferred locale and time zone for the user.
    • The locale preference specifies the language and date and time representation.
    • The time zone preference sets your approximate geographical location. Date and time information is displayed by using this setting.
  4. Apply your changes.

Results

The locale and time zone is applied for users, who can view the settings from their profile. Users can also change their locale setting by selecting Profile > Manage profile > Language and region, which is automatically applied to their user record.