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Internationalization
Capabilities
Internationalization gives users in different countries, regions, and language groups a localized interface and data-entry experience while they work with the same business data. This manual covers six capability areas:
| Capability | What it addresses | Primary configuration roles |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | How UI terms, object and field names, and business data appear in different languages | System administrators, translation maintainers, and employees |
| Time zones | How the same point in time appears in the enterprise or personal time zone | System administrators and employees |
| Regional formats | How dates, times, numbers, and similar values follow regional conventions | System administrators and employees |
| Currencies and exchange rates | How the base currency, transaction currencies, and exchange rates are managed | System administrators and finance or business administrators |
| Countries, regions, and administrative divisions | How countries, regions, and their administrative divisions are maintained consistently | System administrators and CRM administrators |
| Address formats | How address fields are entered, ordered, and combined for different countries or regions | System administrators and object administrators |
Settings that are easy to confuse
- Language determines the text a user sees. The enterprise language provides the default, and a personal language can override it within the languages enabled for the enterprise.
- Time zone determines the local time used to display a date and time. It is independent of language.
- Regional format determines how dates, times, and numbers are written. Users of the same language can still use different regional formats.
Multi-currency management controls transaction currencies and conversion. Countries, regions, and address formats control geographic data and address entry. These capabilities can work together, but they do not replace one another. Privacy and compliance belongs to Enterprise Security Settings and is not part of Internationalization Settings.
Configuration precedence
Internationalization settings typically include enterprise defaults and personal preferences:
- An administrator defines the options available to the enterprise and their default values.
- An employee who has not set a personal preference inherits the enterprise default.
- When an employee selects a personal language, time zone, or regional format from the enterprise-approved options, the personal setting controls that employee's display.
NOTE
See each capability page for the objects, fields, and historical data affected by a setting. Do not infer database storage or financial accounting behavior from an interface display rule.