Modify User Regional Setting using SharePoint JSCOM

This article will help you to change the user regional setting based on supported ui languages presents on SharePoint online site.

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SP.SOD.executeFunc(“sp.js”, “SP.ClientContext”, function () {
SP.SOD.registerSod(“sp.userprofiles.js”, SP.Utilities.Utility.getLayoutsPageUrl(“sp.userprofiles.js”));
SP.SOD.executeFunc(“sp.userprofiles.js”, “SP.UserProfiles.PeopleManager”, ManageUserRegionSetting);
});

function ManageUserRegionSetting() {
var oContext = SP.ClientContext.get_current();
var web = oContext.get_web();
var peopleManager = new SP.UserProfiles.PeopleManager(oContext);
userProfileProperties = peopleManager.getMyProperties();

oContext.load(userProfileProperties);
oContext.executeQueryAsync(function () {

try {
var currentUserAccountName = userProfileProperties.get_accountName();

var currentUserLcid = userProfileProperties.get_userProfileProperties()[‘SPS-Locale’];

var newLcid = “1036”; //Enter the lcid you want to set

if (currentUserLcid != newLcid) {

peopleManager.setSingleValueProfileProperty(currentUserAccountName, “SPS-Locale”, currentLcid);

oContext.executeQueryAsync(function () {
console.log(“Succesfully modified user region setting.”);
},
function (sender, args) {
//On Error
console.log(args.get_message());
});
}
} catch (e) {
//On Error
console.log(e.message);
}
}, function (sender, args) {
//On Error
console.log(args.get_message());
});
}

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