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Localisation: Date format, Timezone, Language, Currency

Last updated: 9 March 2026 at 11:48:21 UTC by Meseret Babulo

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User Preferences & Currency 


A) Change Date Format

  • Go to Avatar (top-right) -> My Profile -> Preferences.
  • In Language / Currency / Date, choose your language (example: English (UK) or English (US)) Update Language(date format follows selected language locale).
  • Save and refresh the page.

Note: date format is usually controlled by language settings.

Use this when you want to change how dates display for a language (for all users using that language).

  1. Go to Users & Settings
  2. Top menu: Translations
  3. Open Languages
  4. Open the target language (example: English (UK))
  5. Update Date Format (and Time Format if needed)
  6. Click Save

Then each user must select that language in My Profile -> Preferences to use that format.


B) Change Timezone

  • Go to Avatar (top-right) ->My Profile -> Preferences.
  • Set Timezone to your region.
  • Save, then reopen screens to confirm time updates.

C) Change Language

  • Go to My Profile -> Preferences.
  • Change Language to your language.
  • Save.
  • If labels do not update, log out and back in.

D) Change Currency

1) User preference currency (My Profile)

  • In Recycly, go to My Profile -> Preferences -> Language / Currency / Date
  • This controls user-level display/preference behavior.

2) Company base currency (system-wide)

  • Path: Users & Settings -> Settings -> Currencies / Main Currency.
  • Only safe on a fresh system before transactions exist.
  • If invoices/journal entries exist, The system will block the change (expected).