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Add a County
A county is a smaller geographical division within a district. The term county corresponds to sector in some locations. Assigning counties is optional for this system. County choices depend on which district is selected; only a county that is associated with a particular district can be chosen after that district is selected. For any district entered in the system, you may add multiple counties.
1. From the home page or left menu, click Administer Database under Configure System.
2. In the "Geographic Information" section, select County.
3. From the menu either select the option to Add a New County or select an existing county to edit; you will first need to select the name of the country, region and district in which the county is located to display a list of matching counties, then select the name of the counties.
4. Click the Update button.
5. Enter or edit the Name of the county.
6. Select the Country, the Region and the District in which the county is located.
7. Click Confirm and confirm that the county 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 county with the same name has not already been entered for that district. There cannot be two counties with the same name in the same district. Also check that the county name has been entered and the country, region and district have been selected -- these fields are required. Required fields will be outlined in red. Try completing the missing fields and saving again. If you do not want to add the county after all, click Return (do not save changes).
The correct country, region or district is not available for selection.
Click Add New underneath the appropriate menu to add the new country, region or district to the system. Then click Administer Database and follow the steps above to add the new county. You will have to re-enter any information you previously entered for the county.