Introduction to Internationalizing Your Integrated Excel Workbook

10 Internationalizing Your Integrated Excel Workbook 10-1 10 Internationalizing Your Integrated Excel Workbook This chapter describes internationalization issues to consider when developing an integrated Excel workbook. This chapter includes the following sections: ■ Section 10.1, Introduction to Internationalizing Your Integrated Excel Workbook ■ Section 10.2, Using Resource Bundles in an Integrated Excel Workbook ■ Section 10.3, Localization in ADF Desktop Integration

10.1 Introduction to Internationalizing Your Integrated Excel Workbook

ADF Desktop Integration provides several features that allow you to deliver integrated Excel workbooks as part of an internationalized Fusion web application. One of the principal features is the use of resource bundles to manage the localization of user-visible strings that appear in Oracle ADF components at design time. It also uses resource bundles to manage the user-visible strings that appear in these components at runtime. This chapter also describes the use of resource bundles. Note the following points about internationalization and localization in an integrated Excel workbook: ■ Internationalized Data ADF Desktop Integration supports both single- and double-byte character sets. It marshals data transmitted between an Excel worksheet and a Fusion web application into XML payloads. These XML payloads use UTF-8 encoding with dates, times, and numbers in canonical formats. ■ Locale The locale of the system where the Excel workbook is used determines the format for dates, times, and numbers. These settings formats and the locale of the system may differ from the settings used by the Fusion web application. ADF Desktop Integration does not attempt to synchronize these settings, but it ensures that the data retains its integrity. ADF Desktop Integration does not provide a mechanism for end users to change the language or display settings of the Oracle ADF components in an integrated Excel workbook at runtime. When configuring or applying styles to ADF components in an integrated Excel workbook, configure or choose styles that are locale-sensitive. For more information, see Section 9.2, Working with Styles. 10-2 Desktop Integration Developers Guide for Oracle Application Development Framework For information about internationalizing Fusion web applications, see the Internationalizing and Localizing Pages chapter in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Web User Interface Developers Guide for Oracle Application Development Framework.

10.2 Using Resource Bundles in an Integrated Excel Workbook