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Add a District
A district is a subdivision of a region. In some locations, the district may be called the state or province. District choices depend on which country is selected; only a district that is associated with a particular country can be chosen when the country is selected. For each region you have entered in the system, add at least one district.
1. From the home page or left menu, click Administer Database under Configure System.
2. In the "Geographic Information" section, select District.
3. From the menu either select the option to Add a New District or select an existing district to edit; you will need to first select the name of the country and region in which the district is located to display a list of matching districts, then select the name of the district.
4. Click the Update button.
5. Enter or edit the Name of the district.
6. Select the Country and then the Region in which the district is located.
7. Enter a Code for the district (optional).
8. Click Confirm and confirm that the district 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.
Check that a district with the same name has not already been entered for that region. There cannot be two districts with the same name in the same region. Also make sure that the district name has been entered and the country and region for the district were selected -- these fields are required. Required fields are outlined in red. Fill in the missing fields and try saving again. If you do not want to add the district after all, click Return (do not save changes).
The country or region name is not available for selection.
Under the appropriate menu, click Add New and add the country or region. Then click Administer Database and follow the steps above to add the new district. You will have to re-enter any information that you previously entered for the district.