Helios has different "preferences" or settings you can change in your profile to personalize your platform experience.
You can:
Update your date format preferences
Choose your preferred climate units of measure
Choose your preferred price units of measure
To view or update your preferences:
Navigate to Account Settings. Once you enter Account Settings, you will automatically be on the User Profile tab. Click on the “Preferences” tab directly below it.
To get to your account settings,
Click on the user icon in the bottom left corner of the platform. You can access this from any screen.
A menu will appear above the icon - one of the options is “Account Settings”. Click here to access your settings.
Date format preferences
Date formats refer to how you are used to viewing dates, which tends to differ by nationality.
At Helios, you can choose between the following date formats:
YYYY-MM-DD (Default).
Example: 2025-11-12. Used as a universal date format (ISO), China, Japan, Korea, Iran
MM-DD-YYYY.
Example: 11-12-2025. Used in the United States
DD-MM-YYYY.
Example: 12-11-2025. Used in the majority of world’s countries
Weights & Measures
Climate units of measure
Climate units refer to how you normally view temperature and precipitation data.
At Helios, you can choose between the following systems of measurement:
Imperial (Default) - Inches/Fahrenheit
Metric - CM/Celsius
Price units of measure
Price units refers to the weight/measure you are interested in viewing a commodity price in. Currently, all prices are in US Dollars. When viewing prices, you can view by USD/KG, USD/LB, or USD/MT.
At Helios, you can choose between the following systems of measurement:
Kilograms (KG) - Default
US Pounds (LB)
Metric Ton (MT)
Saving your Preferences
Auto-Save: Once you change a preference, your selection is automatically saved. You do not need to click a save button.