How To Change the Date Format in Oracle Applications

February 27, 2006 on 4:39 pm | by Marian Crkon | In How To Guides | 2 Comments | Print Print | Email Email

Here is another tip that Oracle users frequently don’t know about. The default date format in Oracle eBusiness Suite applications is DD-MMM-YYYY (e.g. today would be 27-FEB-06). Nobody likes that. You can ask your System Administrator to change it at the system (site) or responsibility level, or you can change it yourself by following these easy steps:

From the Oracle eBusiness Suite Home Page, click Preferences (upper-right corner).

Oracle Home Page

Change the date format to the format you like.
Personal Preferences

Click Apply and then Home (the system does not close the Preferences window for you). Next time you open the applications, you will see the date in a new format.

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  1. You must have read my mind. We’ve just encountered this and I was about to write a post on it. There’s also another way to change it which I’ll post on and then cross reference to this post for your method.

    Comment by Richard Byrom — February 28, 2006 #

  2. I know this may look trivial, but I only wish I had a dollar for every time I had to explain how to change the date to users. Smart System Admistrators change the ICX profile option at the site level, but that is not always the case. Most of my “Did You Know…” will be along these lines – quick tips and notes.

    Comment by Marian Crkon — February 28, 2006 #

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