International system values: Language

Sets the language to be used on the system. (QLANGID)

Language, also known as QLANGID, is a member of the international category of i5/OS™ system values. You can use this system value to set the default language to use on the system. To learn more, keep reading.

Quick reference
Location	In iSeries™ Navigator, select your system, > Configuration and Service > System Values > International > Language/Characters
Special authority	None
Default value	Varies for different countries/regions
Changes take effect	Immediately, but they do not affect jobs that are already started.
Lockable	No

What can I do with this system value?

You may specify the language identifier to be used as the default for the system. If you specify Use shared weight sort table associated with language or Use unique weight sort table associated with language on the Sort Sequence page, the sort sequence table used is the unique weight sort table or shared weight sort table associated with the language system value.

The possible values depend on whether double-byte capability is installed on the system. To view whether or not your system is double-byte capable, see the Double-byte capable system value. The following are possible values:

Afrikaans (AFR)
Albanian (SQI)
Arabic (ARA)
Belgian Dutch (NLB)
Belgian French (FRB)
Belgium English (ENB)
Brazailian Portuguese (PTB)
Bulgarian (BGR)
Byelorussian (BEL)
Canadian French (FRC)
Catalan (CAT)
Croatian (HRV)
Czech (CSY)
Danish (DAN)
Dutch (NLD)
English Austrailian (ENA)
English Upper Case (ENP)
Estonian (EST)
Farsi (FAR)
Finnish (FIN)
French (FRA)
German (DEU)
Greek (ELL)
Hebrew (HEB)
Hungarian (HUN)
Icelandic (ISL)
Irish Gaelic (GAE)
Italian (ITA)
Japanese Katakana (JPN)
Korean (KOR)
Lao (LAO)
Latvian (LVA)
Lithuanian (LTU)
Macedonian (MKD)
Norwegian - Bokmal (NOR)
Norwegian - Nynorsk (NON)
Polish (PLK)
Portuguese (PTG)
Rhaeto-Romanic (RMS)
Romanian (ROM)
Russian (RUS)
Serbian (SRB)
Serbian Cyrillic (SRB)
Serbian Latin (SRL)
Simplified Chinese (CHS)
Slovakian (SKY)
Slovenian (SLO)
Spanish (ESP)
Swedish (SVE)
Swiss French (FRS)
Swiss German (DES)
Swiss Italian (ITS)
Thai (THA)
Traditional Chinese (CHT)
Turkish (TRK)
UK English (ENG)
US English (ENU)
Ukrainian (UKR)
Urdu (URD)
Vietnamese (VIE)

Where can I get more information about this system value?

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.