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Set regional formats for Date, Time, and Currency

This article covers how you can customize the date, time, and currency formats in your organization based on your region's formats in Sage Expense Management

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Sage Expense Management now allows you to configure regional formatting preferences for dates, time, and currencies to better align with your region-specific formats, accounting, and financial reporting needs.

Available format options

πŸ“… Date

  • MMM dd, yyyy (Jun 12, 2025)

  • mm/dd/yyyy (05/22/2025)

  • dd/mm/yyyy (22/05/2025)

  • yyyy/mm/dd (2025/05/22)

  • mm-dd-yyyy (05-22-2025)

  • dd-mm-yyyy (22-05-2025)

  • yyyy-mm-dd (2025-05-22)

  • mm.dd.yyyy (05.22.2025)

  • dd.mm.yyyy (22.05.2025)

  • yyyy.mm.dd (2025.05.22)

  • mm dd yyyy (05 22 2025)

  • dd mm yyyy (22 05 2025)

  • yyyy mm dd (2025 05 22)

⏰ Time

  • 12-hour (1:30 PM)

  • 24-hour (13:30)

πŸ’± Currency

  • Symbol placement

    • Before amount ($100)

    • After amount (100$)

  • Decimal separator

    • Period (.)

    • Comma (,)

  • Thousand separator

    • Comma (,)

    • Period (.)

How to configure regional preferences

As an admin, you can set default formats for your entire Sage Expense Management organization:

  • Open Sage Expense Management and go to Admin settings

  • Navigate to Account > General Settings

  • Find the new section called Regional Settings

  • Update the desired Date, Time, and Currency formats and click on Save

What to expect after updating formats

Once saved, the updated formats are applied across the organization and reflected in:

  • All the users in your organization

  • All areas of the product, including the web application, mobile application, email extensions, and text messages

  • The updated formats will appear across your exports (Excel, CSV, and PDF formats)

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