# Changing the Default Culture

> When connecting to CSV, Google Sheets, and Excel spreadsheets, the Culture option defines settings such as the format of the date and time, and delimiter (decimal or comma). If you are working with files in a non-English (US) culture, you can change the default culture, so that you will not have to change the culture each time you import new files into Sisense.

*Source: https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/changing-the-default-culture.htm*

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Last updated: June 10, 2026

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When connecting to CSV, Google Sheets, and Excel spreadsheets, the Culture option defines settings such as the format
of the date and time, and delimiter (decimal or comma). The default culture is English (United States). This
defines the format of dates imported into Sisense as MM/DD/YYYY. This means that a date 04/05/2019 will be interpreted
by Sisense as April 5, 2019 (whereas by European convention this would be interpreted as May 4, 2019).

If you are working with files in a non-English(US) culture, you can change the default culture, so that you will not
have to change the culture each time you import new files into Sisense.

**To change the default culture:**

1. On the Sisense webserver, navigate to:

   | Connector | Path |
   | --- | --- |
   | CSV | `C:\Program Files\Sisense\DataConnectors\DotNetContainer\Connectors\Csv` |
   | Google Sheets | `C:\Program Files\Sisense\DataConnectors\JVMContainer\Connectors\Google Spreadsheets` |
   | Excel | `C:\Program Files\Sisense\DataConnectors\JVMContainer\Connectors\Excel` |
2. Open manifest.JSON with a text editor.
3. Search for the Culture section:
     
   ![Image(124)](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/image(124).png)
4. Change the default from en-US to your culture (use the ISO language codes):
     
   ![Image(125)](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/image(125).png)
5. Save the file and close it.
6. Restart the Sisense.CLRConnectorsContainer service.

When connecting to a new CSV, Google Sheets or Excel file, your culture is displayed as the default:

![Image(126)](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/image(126).png)