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2475303 - Change Display Language

Symptom

  • The display language in your system is in English.
  • How to set or change the default language used throughout SuccessFactors System

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Log into SuccessFactors
  2. The system language is not correct.

Cause

If no default language is set for the user, the system defaults to English (en_US).

Resolution

  1. Click on your Name in upper right-hand corner > Select Settings:

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  1. Select the 5th option down on the left: “Change Language”.

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  1. Select the radio button that correlates to the language you want to use in Employee Central > after selection is made click Switch.

    • You will only see languages that correlate to the Language Packs that have been activated in your system. 
    • If you do not see a specific language that should be activated in your instance, please contact your integration partner for next actions.

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Keywords

Success Factors, locale, language, change language, , KBA , language , sf ec , LOD-SF-PLT-LAN , Manage Language & Text Replacements , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions