A user can also modify the Forced Request Language parameter, provided they have the right permissions, by using the portal iView personalization. If the user has made changes to this parameter and has launched the iView, the iView locale will be determined by the user's configuration of the Forced Request Language parameter and not by the value of the parameter in the iView properties.
For more information, see:
SAP NW 7.0x – Personalizing iViews
SAP NW 7.1 and up - Personalizing iViews
The following block is relevant only for AI (Application Integration) iViews:
In the event that the required locale is not on the Java Runtime Environment-supported list of locales, to add additional locales, see Start iViews with a Dynamically Computed Language.
A known issue is that an iView is displayed in the wrong locale just for a specific user. For this issue, the following SAPnote may help:
1590901 - Enterprise Portal - Unexpected Behaviour Affecting One User Only
The locale is determined by the following portal runtime configuration properties:
These properties do not exist by default!
They should be added and configured in the Portal Runtime Properties.
These settings affect the whole portal framework locale.
To configure the Portal Runtime properties:
SAP NW 7.0x - Setting Mandatory Language For Portal
(this should be done for all server nodes of the cluster)
SAP NW 7.1 and up - Configuring the Portal Runtime Properties
(this should be done for all server nodes of the cluster)
This locale is defined in the profile of the current user. The user locale can be modified from the Identity Management application.
This setting affects the whole portal framework locale.
To access Identity Management:
SAP NW 7.0x – Identity Management
SAP NW 7.1 and up - Identity Management
When in the Identity Management application, search and select the desired user,
Then, under the General Information Tab, modify the "Language" property to the desired locale according to the list of available languages.
A user can also modify the portal language ,if they have the right permissions, using the portal personalization.
For more information see Personalizing Your Portal.
If the desired locale is not available from the locale selection list, the following SAPnote will help with configuring additional locales that are supported by the Java Runtime Environment:
1013521 - Configuration of supported languages within the portal
The request locale is defined by the browser language settings.
This setting affects the whole portal framework locale.
For example, in IE:
Select "Add…" and specify the desired locale.
Since, in most cases, the browser does send a locale, the next two sections are considered to be a code fallback if the locale is not configured and sent from the browser:
The locale is determined by the following portal runtime configuration properties:
These settings should be configured in the Portal Runtime Properties and affect the whole portal framework locale.
To configure the Portal Runtime properties:
SAP NW 7.0x
Example for en_us locale that will display the portal content in English:
SAP NW 7.1 and up - Configuring the Portal Runtime Properties
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