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<h1 class="topictitle1">Configure the primary language</h1>
<div><p>A primary language consists of program code, textual data for each
licensed program ordered, and default national language cultural values.</p>
<p>The primary language is the language in which the system is serviced and
from which all language-dependent or cultural-dependent system values are
initialized. In addition, other system objects and functions assume attributes
based on the primary language. For example, messages appearing in the history
log always appear in the primary language.</p>
<p>For each licensed program installed on the server,
the national language version for the primary language is in the product library.
For example, the i5/OS™ operating
system ordered in Spanish is installed in library QSYS as the primary language.</p>
<p>The server provides default system values for each of the primary languages.
If some of the defaults do not meet the needs of your users, you can change
some language-dependent system values.</p>
<div class="section" id="rbagsprimarylanguage__HDRUSEPRI"><a name="rbagsprimarylanguage__HDRUSEPRI"><!-- --></a><h4 class="sectiontitle">Select and change the primary language</h4><p>Choosing your primary language is important. i5/OS lets you
change your primary language to accommodate your business needs based on the
country in which you are operating. Keep in mind, however, that changing the
primary language can take several hours or longer to accomplish.</p>
<p>To
change a primary language on your system, you can order a different primary
language from IBM<sup>®</sup>.
If you have a secondary language tape for the language you want as your new
primary language, you can change the primary language from that tape. For
example, if you have a primary language of U.S. English, and a secondary language
of Canadian French, you can use the Canadian French secondary language tape
to change your primary language to Canadian French.</p>
<p>When you change
a primary or secondary language, and want to continue receiving software and
documentation updates for future releases of licensed programs that you are
currently using, contact your IBM representative.</p>
<p>Selecting and
changing a primary language affects the following operational characteristics
of your system:</p>
<ul><li>Cultural values of the user.</li>
<li>Language used to communicate with the system through user interfaces presented
through a workstation or printer (see the figure in the topic Example: How
locales work).</li>
<li>Implied character identifier (CHRID) of the character data stored in objects
other than database files, message files, and message queues on the system.</li>
</ul>
<p>All user-created files that have an implicit CCSID are tagged with
the job default CCSID (DFTCCSID).</p>
<ul><li>If you change the primary language and the CCSID for the
data remains the same, there is no effect on your system. An example is to
change the primary language from the German MNCS to the Italian MNCS, of which
both use CCSID 00500. The multinational character set refers to character
set 00697 and code page 00500.</li>
<li>If changing the primary language includes changing the CCSID value, the
character data in objects other than database files might not be presented
properly through the system and user interfaces. The database manager automatically
converts character data unless conversion is suppressed by the application
that processes the file. Data in objects other than database files are displayed
correctly if the CHRID value of the display file, panel group, or menu is
*JOBCCSID.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbagsinstallconfig.htm" title="Use this information to configure i5/OS with a national language version in this topic.">Configure a national language version</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
<div><a href="rbagsnlvsetup.htm" title="This topic describes the steps you need to take to properly install and configure a national language version on i5/OS, with topics ranging from selecting and installing hardware, installing software, and configuring your environment to run in a globalized setting.">Set up i5/OS with a national language version</a></div>
<div><a href="rbagsinstallprep.htm" title="IBM periodically creates program temporary fixes (PTF) to correct existing problems or potential problems within a particular IBM licensed program.">Installation preparation and national languages</a></div>
<div><a href="rbagsnatlangdefaultsysval.htm" title="System values are the default values for jobs and functions on the system.">Default system values for national language versions</a></div>
<div><a href="rbagssysvalues.htm" title="The system values of the primary language on the server are used as server-wide cultural and linguistic defaults. Therefore, if you change the primary language on the server, each varying system value resets to the default system value for the new primary language.">System values</a></div>
<div><a href="rbagsixunderlocales.htm" title="These two examples focus on the LOCALE and SETJOBATR parameter values specified on the user profile.">Example: How locales work</a></div>
<div><a href="../rzahc/pri.htm">Changing the primary language of your server or logical partition</a></div>
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