Databases Reference
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Figure 5-13.
The Attributes page of the Create Application Wizard
These settings are as follows:
•
Language
: This is the language the application uses by default. It's also used as the basis for
any internationalization and translation in the case of multilingual applications.
•
User Language Preference Derived From
: For multilingual applications, this setting determines
how the application derives the translation that is necessary.
•
Date Format
: This option sets the default of how date elements are formatted within the
application. Different regions of the world have assumptions about how dates are formatted,
especially when they're strictly numeric values. A common format that is used to try to
alleviate this issue is the DD-MON-YYYY format. This style of format makes it clear which
portion represents the day, month, and year (for example, 01-JAN-2010).
•
Date Time Format
: This option sets the default formats of dates that include a time dimension.
•
Timestamp Format
: This option specifies the format used for timestamps throughout the
application.
•
Timestamp Time Zone Format
: This option specifies the format used for timestamps with time
zone data throughout the application.
The wizard uses these settings as starting values. You can alter them as needed in the shared components of
the application.
The language, date format settings, and time zone handling are classified as globalization settings. After the
application is created, you can turn on automatic time zone detection; this setting is found on the Globalization tab
of the Application Settings. Automated time zone detection is especially useful for applications whose users span
different time zones.
Continue creating the example application as follows:
6.
Set
Authentication Scheme
to
Application Express
,
Ta b s
to
One Level of Tabs
,
Language
to
English (en)
, and
User Language Preference Derived From
to
Application
Primary Language
.
7.
Choose
DD-MON-YYYY
for
Date Format
and
DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI:SS
for
Date Time
Format
, and leave the last two options blank.
8.
Click
Next
.
