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description: To identify the locales used in your org, you can use an SQQL query, a report, or both. When locale formats change, your adoption effort depends on the locales used in your org. For example, when you migrate from Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK) locale formats to International Components for Unicode (ICU) locale formats, or when existing locale formats change.
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# Determine the Locales in Use

To identify the locales used in your org, you can use an SQQL query, a report, or both. When locale formats change, your adoption effort depends on the locales used in your org. For example, when you migrate from Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK) locale formats to International Components for Unicode (ICU) locale formats, or when existing locale formats change.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: all editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Create a SOQL Query](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.admin_locales_soql.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To gather details about locale use, like user count by locale, create a SOQL query
- **[Create a Custom Object for a Report](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.admin_locales_custom_object.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To identify which users chose to use each locale, create a custom field on the User object. Then use that custom field to create a report that lists users by locale code.
- **[Identify Locales in Use by User](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.admin_locales_report.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To gather information about the users for each locale, use a custom field to create a report that lists users by locale code.

#### See Also

- [Identify Changes to Your Locales with ICU](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.admin_locales_identify_icu_changes.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To ensure that you understand the impact of migrating from Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK) locale formats to International Components for Unicode (ICU) locale formats, determine the specific locale format changes.")