Note: This solution applies to DocuShare 6.x, 6.5.x, 6.6.x.
This solution will change the date format that is displayed in DocuShare for all objects. The default value is MM/dd/yy.
Note: The example provided below changes the date format from MM/dd/yy to dd/MM/yy.
Note: You must be a Windows Administrator to perform this solution.
To change the date format displayed in DocuShare:
1. Stop DocuShare
2. Navigate to the Xerox\Docushare\amber\messages folder
3. Make a copy of the messages_en.properties file and rename it original_messages_en.properties
4. Open the messages_en.properties file in a text editor such as Notepad
5. Search for the following section:
date_short_2_en_US=MM/dd/yy
Note: Depending on the date format used in your environment it may be displayed differently.
6. Change the value to date_short_2_en_US=dd/MM/yy
7. Search for the following section:
form.date.formatter_en_US
8. Add the following entry to the end of the line.
|dd/MM/yy
Example: (added entry shown in red)
form.date.formatter_en_US=MM/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss a|MM/dd/yy hh:mm a|MM/dd/yy|MM/dd/yyyy|EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy hh:mm:ss a z|yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|yyyy-MM-dd|dd/MM/yy
9. Save the file with the changes.
10. Start DocuShare
11. All objects should now show with the new date format dd/MM/yy
Solution Updated: March 16th, 2012
Solution ID: 424