CSV / locale / delivery contract / local-only

Review CSV dates, decimals, and locale

Compare fixed CSV examples by locale and separate columns that remain strings from columns that may be converted. Nothing is uploaded or stored.

Fixed CSV examples

LocaleDateAmountKeep/convert
ja-JP2026/09/231.234,56Keep date as string; confirm amount locale
en-US09/23/20261,234.56Month/day date; confirm decimal point
ambiguous03/04/20261,234Keep source; do not guess conversion

Review fixed examples locally.

Delivery decisions

  1. Declare the date locale in the column contract.
  2. Confirm decimal and grouping separators for the same locale.
  3. Keep ambiguous values as source text instead of guessing.
  4. Keep source values in the receipt alongside converted values.