A font format is a kind of template to represent a font. This set of global parameters defines the appearance of text characters in a specific style and size for a particular language.
You can define font formats for tenants (method) and databases, based on their intend use.
Font formats for the configuration
Font formats created in the Configuration folder are used to create templates (Create templates, Use templates). These templates are available in each database of the tenant. Templates enable you to standardize the design of attribute texts. When you assign templates to models, the content is displayed in the defined font format.
To ensure that the models comply with the conventions of the corporate branding, assign the correct template. When users assign a template to a model, the font formats used in the template are automatically created in the font format management of the related database. Only font formats used in attributes and related objects that occur in models are added. Not adding unused fonts ensures that the size of the database volume is manageable.
If no template was assigned, the default font format of the database is used. The font formats you create in individual databases can only be used in those databases.
Configuration administrators create these configuration font formats in the Configuration > Conventions > Font formats group.
Font formats for databases
Font formats of a database define the representation of database content in models. They are only available in the database for which they were created. This enables you to individually design models and deviate from the conventions defined for your company.
To ensure that the models comply with the conventions of the corporate branding, assign the correct template. When users assign a template to a model, the font formats used in the template are automatically created in the font format management of the related database. Only font formats used in attributes and related objects that occur in models are added. Not adding unused fonts ensures that the size of the database volume is manageable.
If no template was assigned, the default font format of the database is used.
Users with the Font format management function privilege create font formats for databases in the Font formats group.
Default font format
Fonts that you assign in databases when creating database languages define the default font formats for the relevant language. If you edit a font format in a database, this font is displayed in the preview. If you reset a font format, the default font format for the selected language is assigned. This ensures that all characters are displayed correctly.
Attributes are represented with the default font format of a database if models have not been assigned any template.
Administrators can consolidate font formats for a database using a report.