Description: The Derby tools provide support for common localization features such as localized message files and GUI, locale-appropriate formatting of data, codesets, unicode identifiers and data, and database territories.

# Tools and localization

The Derby tools provide support for common localization features such as localized message files and GUI, locale-appropriate formatting of data, codesets, unicode identifiers and data, and database territories.

For general information about international Derby systems, see the Java DB Developer's Guide.

- About locales
- Database territory
- Specifying an alternate codeset
- Formatting display of locale-sensitive data

Parent topic: What are the Derby tools and utilities?
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Overview
About Derby databases
JDBC connection basics