Localizing coverage term options

Coverages in the PolicyCenter product model can have coverage terms. A coverage term is a statement or a value that defines the extent or limit of the coverage. A coverage term option is one of a set of coverage terms pertaining to a specific coverage. Coverage term options can be textual or numeric, but are always stored as strings. You can localize coverage term options in Product Designer.

Textual coverage terms options are descriptions that help classify a limitation or extent of the coverage. Examples of textual coverage term options include:

• Class 1 Employees
• Class 2 Employees
• Alaska Attorney Fees Limit

Numeric coverage term options include single values and packages. A package is a set of values selected as a single item. Examples of numeric coverage term options include:

• 10,000
• 250K
• $20,000/$50,000/$10,000

The string value that users see after selecting a numeric coverage term option is stored in the Description of the option. The actual numeric value represented by this description is stored in the Value of the option. For example:

• Description = “$12,500”
• Value = 12500

Because they are stored as strings, numeric coverage term option display values often include separators, decimal points, and currency symbols. And because they are stored as strings, these separators, decimal points, and currency symbols are not influenced by regional settings. Furthermore, the sample coverage term option values that Guidewire provides in the PolicyCenter base configuration are potentially suitable only for a North American deployment.

Therefore, to localize numeric coverage term options, you must:

• Choose coverage term option values that are suitable for your target region.
• Localize any currency symbols, separators, or decimal points to suit your target region.