German, Japanese, and U.S. English locales use different formats for dates and times. When users enter date and time information, rules appropriate for the language preference of the user's browser validate the information. If the PT application does not support that preference, the application defaults to the rules for U.S. English. Address formats also vary by locale. The following table lists the various formats for time, date, and address information.
| Element | German | Japanese | U.S. English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time format | HH:MM:SS | H:MM:SS | H:MM:SS TT |
| Short date format | DD.MM.YY* | YY/MM/DD* | M/D/YY* |
| Address format (User and Location form views) | First name Last name Street Postal code City Country |
Country Postal code Prefecture City Address Last name First name |
First name Last name Street City Region Postal code Country |
*The default short date styles in Microsoft® Windows® 2000 use a four-digit year (YYYY).
The following table lists the attributes of numeric data that differ by locale. This table only includes attributes that are applicable to the PT application.
| Attribute | German | Japanese | U.S. English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal symbol | , | . | . | |
| Number of digits after decimal | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Digit grouping symbol | . | , | , | |
| Number of digits in group | 3 | 3 | 3 | |