Defining a State

Prerequisites

To define a state, you should have:

  • Countries defined in the application

Procedure

To define a state:

  1. Click the Admin link in the Application toolbar.
    A list appears.
  2. From the Admin menu, select S and then click State.
    The State screen appears.
  3. Click the Add button in the Page Title area of the State screen.

    The State screen appears. It contains the following sections:

    • Main - Used to specify basic information about the state.

    • Characteristics - Used to define the characteristics for the state.

    The Main section contains the following fields:

    Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No)
    Country Used to indicate the country for which you want to define the state.
    Note: The list includes only those countries which are defined in the system.
    		 Yes
    State Used to specify the standard postal abbreviation of the state. For example, CA for California. Yes
    Description Used to specify the state name. For example, California. Yes
  4. Enter the required details in the Main section.
  5. Define characteristics for the state, if required.
  6. Click Save.
    The state is defined.

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