--- sourceDocument: Xanadu ServiceNow AI Platform Administration sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/xanadu/platform-administration Release : - xanadu ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Xanadu ServiceNow AI Platform Administration ft:clusterId : - platadm bundleId : - platadm workflow : - Platform --- # System Localization properties # System Localization properties {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Xanadu * * Updated August 1, 2024 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read System Localization properties configure translation, currency, and locale settings on the instance for users from multiple countries. Some localization properties only appear after the I18N: Internationalization plugin is activated. Some properties are available on the System Localization properties page, but some lesser-used properties are available only from the System Properties \[sys_properties\] table. Access the following properties by navigating to AllSystem PropertiesSystem Localization.{#set-localization-props__table_uv2_n34_jz__entry__2} | Property | Description | |-|-| | Show the language select box on the login page to allow the user to specify the language they would like to be logged in with. glide.ui.login.language.select | Enables language selection upon login. * Options: Yes \| No * Default value: Yes * Dependency: The I18N: Internationalization plugin must be active {#set-localization-props__ul_qqt_pj4_jz} | | Text Search stemming language. glide.ts.stemming_language | Selects the language to match derived words in text search. * Options: English, German, and French * Default value: English * Dependency: The I18N: Internationalization plugin must be active * Learn more: [Zing matches derived words with stemming](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/LYNgNn~YvuiOkiw6arsNjQ "Convert any multiple-character search keyword to its stem form to find derived versions of the word.") {#set-localization-props__ul_rg1_xj4_jz} | | Displays translation prefix on translatable strings. glide.ui.i18n_test | Adds a translation prefix on translatable fields to indicate where to find the string for translation. * Options: Yes \| No * Default value: No * Learn more: [Debug translations](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/4f7q~SHBu6sJE5zt7ax2yQ "Show which UI strings are translatable and their translation table to debug translations.") {#set-localization-props__ul_nyr_cl4_jz} | | Use a single currency model. Display all currencies in the same currency code, regardless of a user's locale, country, or language code. glide.i18n.single_currency | Enable single currency mode. * Options: Yes \| No * Default value: No * Learn more: [Currency administration](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/XEjANiBRdCWldRFjcmy9Hg "Currency fields provide features for handling the calculation, conversion, and display of currency values.") {#set-localization-props__ul_vsm_sl4_jz} | | Default language for the system (two character values) glide.sys.language | * Options: en, fr, es, it, de * Default value: en {#set-localization-props__ul_hpf_4s4_jz} | | If using the single currency model, display all currencies using this currency code. Currency codes use the ISO 4217 three letter format. glide.i18n.single_currency.code | * Options: ISO 4217 three-letter currency code * Default value: USD * Learn more: [Currency administration](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/XEjANiBRdCWldRFjcmy9Hg "Currency fields provide features for handling the calculation, conversion, and display of currency values.") {#set-localization-props__ul_xyq_ct4_jz} | | Locale code to use for localization. glide.system.locale | Determines the system's default currency into which all prices are automatically converted before other sums or conversions are performed. Changing this property after any price or currency fields have been given a value may result in improper conversion or prices that sum incorrectly. * Options: \[language code\].\[country code\] (for example, en.GB for Britain, fr.FR for France, de.DE for Germany, or ja.JP for Japan) * Default value: None * Learn more: [Locale settings](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/FFd0qVpZuxaysGkEKdeATw "There are two locale settings, system and user. The system locale determines the reference currency, and the user locale determines the session currency.") {#set-localization-props__ul_xhh_nt4_jz} Note: You have already set a value on this system property, do not change this value once a system has gone into production. If a user's locale must be changed, update the "Country code" field on the user record. | | Spell checker dictionary to use for English users. glide.spell.dictionary.en | Sets the spell checker dictionary used in the system for English users. * Options: Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English US, English UK, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Thai * Default value: English US * Learn more: [Locale settings](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/FFd0qVpZuxaysGkEKdeATw "There are two locale settings, system and user. The system locale determines the reference currency, and the user locale determines the session currency.") {#set-localization-props__ul_p5n_h54_jz} | [ ] {#set-localization-props__table_uv2_n34_jz} Access the following properties by entering sys_properties.list in the navigation filter to open the System Properties \[sys_properties\] table.{#set-localization-props__table_a5f_yzb_kvb__entry__2} | Property | Description | |-|-| | glide_i18n.language_fallback_enabled | Option to allow setting fallback languages for the instance. Setting fallback languages creates a three-level hierarchy in which an intermediate language is used before defaulting to English when user interface text is not translated in the user's preferred language. * Type: true \| false * Default value: true * Learn more: [Set a fallback language](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/POLFU3TS7H6L913zN~SzJg "Set a fallback language to be used when user interface text is not translated in the user's preferred language to accommodate the language needs of your users.") {#set-localization-props__ul_ah2_cvb_kvb} | [ ] {#set-localization-props__table_a5f_yzb_kvb} *[\>]: and then