Setting the default application locale for regional formats

The default application locale determines the regional formats for users who have not chosen a personal preference. You must set a value for the default application locale, even if you configure PolicyCenter with a single region as the choice for regional formats.

You set the default application locale in configuration file config.xml. In this file, set configuration parameter DefaultApplicationLocale to the appropriate value for your installation. In the base configuration, Guidewire sets the default application locale to en_US.

Important: The value for DefaultApplicationLocale must match a typecode in the LocaleType typelist. If you set the value of parameter DefaultApplicationLocale to a value that does not exist as a LocaleType typecode, then the application server does not start.

Example

The following example sets the default application locale to France (French).
  • <param name="DefaultApplicationLocale" value="fr_FR" />

This action sets the default choice for regional formats in Guidewire PolicyCenter.