Set the default language and locale

Important  This feature is available only in the latest UI.

You can set the default language and locale of Collibra, which determines the language, as well as the format of dates, times and numbers.

Prerequisites

You have a global role that has the System administration global permission.

Steps

  1. On the main toolbar, click Products icon, and then click Cogwheel icon Settings.
    The Collibra settings page opens.
  2. Click General.
  3. In the tab pane, click Language and Locale.
  4. Enter the required information:
    SettingDescription
    Language and LocaleThe default language and locale of Collibra.
    Allow User Overrides

    If Allow User Overrides is disabled, all users have the same language and locale, and they cannot change it themselves. If you enable this setting, each user can change their language in the profile settings.

    International Date Format

    If International Date Format is disabled, dates are shown in the format of the selected language and locale. If you enable this setting, all dates are shown in the ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) format, regardless of the language and locale.