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# Locale settings

# Locale settings {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
* 
* Updated March 12, 2026
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There are two locale settings, system and user. The system locale determines the
reference currency, and the user locale determines the session currency.

## System locale {#locales__section_gqz_xfg_lbb}

You set the system locale using the glide.system.locale property. The value is in the format <kbd class="ph userinput">Language.Country</kbd>, where the:

* <kbd class="ph userinput">Language</kbd> is an ISO 639 language code.
* <kbd class="ph userinput">Country</kbd> is an ISO 3166 language code.

{#locales__ul_wtl_vjk_4jb} Internally, this value is used as specified by Java. The system locale setting should be in the [Java supported locales](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/javase7locales-334809.html) list. Set the system locale once after a fresh zBoot, because reference currency values that appear in currency fields are in the currency implied by the system locale. To set this property, see [Control default currency field configuration and use in an instance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/s0yf5qq8xhgXU6r5o50m4w "You can control how currency fields are configured and used in your instance.").  
Note:  
Do not change the system locale after currency values have been entered into the instance. When you change the system locale, the reference currency values are not adjusted. There is no rate conversion. This persistence results in invalid aggregations and filtering.

## User locale {#locales__section_klr_3hg_lbb}

The ServiceNow AI Platform® determines the user locale in the following sequence:

* User record in which the country, or both the country and language, are specified.
* System locale set using the glide.system.locale property.
* Browser locale.
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Amounts in currency fields are composed of a currency code and amount. Amounts always
appear in the session currency, and are formatted in the Java-specified format for the user
locale.