Specifies the locale to be used on the system. (QLOCALE)
Locale, also known as QLOCALE, is a member of the international category of i5/OS™ system values. You can use this system value to set the locale path for the system. To learn more, keep reading.
| Quick reference | |
|---|---|
| Location | In iSeries™ Navigator, select your system, |
| Special authority | None |
| Default value | The default changed from *NONE to a default locale based on the primary NLV installed. Therefore, the default value varies for different countries and regions. This change only affects new systems, or those systems that have been completely reinstalled. |
| Changes take effect | Immediately, but does not affect jobs already started |
| Lockable | No |
Sets the default locale path for a job. The locale path name must be a path that specifies a locale object. A locale is an object that can determine how data is processed, printed, and displayed. Locales are made up of categories that define language, cultural data, and character sets. These combinations of language, cultural data, and character sets comprise a locale.
The following are possible options:
Specifies that there is no default locale.
Indicates the C standard locale is to be used.
Indicates the POSIX standard locale is to be used. The POSIX locale is equivalent to the C locale.
Select a locale from the list displayed in iSeries Navigator.
Specify the path name of the locale to be used.
To learn more, go to the international system values overview topic. If you are looking for a specific system value or category of system values, try using the i5/OS system value finder.