System values: International overview
You can use IBM® i international system values to view and change the system's locale values and to specify how numbers, currencies, dates, and times are displayed.
To access the international category of system values from IBM Navigator for i, select Configuration and Services and then select System Values.
IBM Navigator for i uses descriptive words to describe system values. The following table provides an overview of the international system values available in IBM Navigator for i (and their counterparts in the character-based interface).
| Name in IBM Navigator for i | Description of system value | Name in character-based interface |
|---|---|---|
| Coded character set ID | This system value specifies the default coded character set identifier (CCSID). | QCCSID |
| Graphic character set/Code page | This system value sets graphic character set and code page for the system. | QCHRID |
| Character identifier control | This system value sets the type of CCSID conversion that occurs for display files, printer files, and panel groups. | QCHRIDCTL |
| Country/Region | This system value sets the country or region used by the system. | QCNTRYID |
| Currency symbol | This system value sets the symbol to use when the system displays currency values. | QCURSYM |
| Date and time | This system value sets the format to use when the system displays the date. You can also specify the symbol used to separate the date and time values. | QDATFMT, QTIMSEP, QDATSEP |
| Decimal format | This system value specifies the format to use when the system displays numbers. | QDECFMT |
| Double-byte capable | This system value specifies whether the double-byte character set (DBCS) version of the system is installed. | QIGC |
| Coded font name | This system value specifies the coded font name used on the system. | QIGCCDEFNT |
| Coded font point size | This system value specifies the coded font point size used on the system. | QIGCFNTSIZ |
| Default system keyboard | This system value sets the keyboard type used on the system. | QKBDTYPE |
| Language | This system value sets the language used on the system. | QLANGID |
| Locale | This system value specifies the locale used on the system. | QLOCALE |
| Set job attributes based on locale | This system value sets specific job attributes based on locale. | QSETJOBATR |
| Sort sequence | This system value specifies the sort sequence used on the system. | QSRTSEQ |