Oracle Analytics supports the localization of attribute columns. This enables users to report and filter by their locale, but effortlessly share content without modification. When an attribute column is localized, it's defined to use a descriptor ID column. Instead of having an attribute table with locale specific descriptions, a code column is used. The code column is the same across all locales. When the attribute column is selected, the code column is used in conjunction with a localization session variable in a LOOKUP function. The LOOKUP function queries a localized description table for the correct translation to use.