Setting the primary display language

The DefaultApplicationLanguage configuration parameter in config.xml sets the primary display language, the default preferred language for users. New users are assigned the primary display language as their default preferred language. They see user interface labels, window names, and so on in the primary language at the time that they log in. A user can select any language that has been enabled in PolicyCenter as their preferred display language.

You must enable the language that you want to use for DefaultApplicationLanguage. Set the value of this configuration parameter before you start your PolicyCenter server for the first time.

Important: You can enable additional display languages later, but you cannot change the primary application language after starting the server, even if you restart it.

The value that you set for DefaultApplicationLanguage must be a typecode in the LanguageType typelist. If you set the value of the parameter DefaultApplicationLanguage to a value that is not a LanguageType typecode, the application server cannot start.