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<P STYLE="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><FONT FACE="Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#333333" SIZE="2">To ensure that standard data types such as cadre, country and the like are enforced across the system, those standard data types must be created as lists. These lists are used to create selection menus that provide standard options for selection when adding records, jobs and positions. Click </FONT><U><FONT FACE="Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#003366" SIZE="2">Administer Database</FONT></U><FONT FACE="Verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#333333" SIZE="2"> to create and update standards lists of data for selection in system menus. Only the System Administrator can create data types.