Company and administration

New and updated language support

New language options for Canadian French and Spanish—Beta

You can now set your preferred language to Canadian French or Spanish. The new language options are available in both the Company preferences page and User preferences page.

This is an open beta. Some elements might not be fully translated.

Details

Setting the language preference at the Company level changes the language for all the users in your company. Setting the language preference at the User level changes the language just for that user.

You can change your company or personal language settings to the following options:

  • English (Australia)

  • English (United States)

  • English (United Kingdom)

  • English (South Africa)

  • French (France)

  • French (Canada) - Beta

  • German (Germany)

  • Spanish (Spain) - Beta

When you set your Intacct local language, the following areas appear in your preferred language:

  • Sage Intacct UI

  • Help Center

  • Community

  • Release notes

However, the following will not be in your preferred language:

  • Custom terminology

  • User data

  • Platform apps

  • Marketplace apps

You can enable preferred language in Custom terminology through Platform Services. Learn more about language options for custom labels.

How it works

To change your personal language preference

  1. Select your login name at the top of any page and choose My preferences.

  2. Scroll to the General preferences section.

  3. Select the Language dropdown and choose a language.

  4. Save your changes.

To change your company language preference

  1. Go to Company > Setup > and select Company.

  2. Select Edit.

  3. Scroll to the Global settings section.

  4. Select the Language dropdown and choose a language.

  5. Save your changes.

Localized spelling updates for English in Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom

We updated localized terminology to support non-US English spelling and terms. For example:

  • Customization Services > Customisation Services

  • Reports Center to > Reports Centre

  • Favorite > Favourite

For the United Kingdom, we updated the following terms used in the Construction application:

US Term UK Term
Retainage Retention
Change Orders Variation
Equipment Plant
Single Family Detached
General Contractor Main Contractor

Permissions and other requirements

Requirements apply to changing your company preferences. You do not need permissions to change your personal preferences.

Subscription

Administration
Regional availability

All regions
User type

Business user with admin privileges
Permissions

Company

  • Company info: View, Edit
Restrictions

Support for Canadian French and Spanish is in open beta. Some elements might not be fully translated.