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Add a Country
You will need to add at least one country to the system for selection whenever a geographical location is required. This should be the country where your organization's headquarters are located. In addition, you should add the names of all countries where employees are located or all nationalities you would like to track in the system.
1. From the home page or left menu, click Administer Database under Configure System.
2. In the "Geographic Information" section, select Country.
3. From the menu select Add New Country and click the Add button. (To edit an existing country, select its name from the menu and click the View button; then click Update This Information.)
4. Enter or edit the Name of the country.
5. Enter the 2 Character Alpha Code for the country.
6. Enter the ISO Numeric Code for the country (optional).
7. If the country is the primary country where your organization is located, select Yes in the Primary Country menu. This will place the country name at the top of all country selection menus. Otherwise, leave the default as No. There can be multiple primary countries.
8. Click Confirm and confirm that the country entered is correct. If it is not correct, click Edit to change it. If it is, click Save to save it.
Troubleshooting
An error message appears when the Confirm button is clicked.
Make sure that the country and two-letter country code have not previously been entered into the system. The system will not allow duplicate countries. Also check that the country name and code have been entered -- these fields are required. Required fields will be outlined in red. Try completing the missing fields or changing the country name and saving again. If you do not want to add the country after all, click Return (do not save changes).
The required 2-Character Alpha Code is not known.
Find a complete list of 2-letter country codes on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) website}.