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Closes #14862: Add note to date & time configs regarding localization

Jeremy Stretch 2 years ago
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docs/configuration/date-time.md

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ The time zone NetBox will use when dealing with dates and times. It is recommend
 
 You may define custom formatting for date and times. For detailed instructions on writing format strings, please see [the Django documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/templates/builtins/#date). Default formats are listed below.
 
+!!! note
+    These system defaults will be overridden by a user's selected language/locale when [localization](./system.md#enable_localization) is enabled.
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 ```python
 DATE_FORMAT = 'N j, Y'               # June 26, 2016
 SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d'          # 2016-06-26

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docs/configuration/system.md

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Email is sent from NetBox only for critical events or if configured for [logging
 
 Default: False
 
-Determines if localization features are enabled or not. This should only be enabled for development or testing purposes as netbox is not yet fully localized. Turning this on will localize numeric and date formats (overriding what is set for DATE_FORMAT) based on the browser locale as well as translate certain strings from third party modules.
+Determines if localization features are enabled or not. This should only be enabled for development or testing purposes as netbox is not yet fully localized. Turning this on will localize numeric and date formats (overriding any configured [system defaults](./date-time.md#date-and-time-formatting)) based on the browser locale as well as translate certain strings from third party modules.
 
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