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Setup and Control of Locale Variables
The locale information is controlled in both Windchill PDMLink and MES distribution targets at the user level. TheWindchill Integration for MES business logic does not translate language, date, or currency. In the Windchill Integration for MES business logic, textual elements are not hard-coded; instead, they are stored outside the source code and retrieved dynamically.
The following describes how the locale information is controlled betweenWindchill PDMLink and the MES interface and the MES distribution target.