Add a Country

Add at least one country to the system for selection whenever a geographical location is required. This should be the country where health workers are being tracked. In addition, add the names of all countries where foreign-trained health workers are from, all countries where health workers may out migrate and all nationalities to track in the system.

1. From the home page or left menu, click Administer Database.

2. In the "Geographic Lists" section, select Country.

3. From the menu select Add New Country and click the Add button to add a new country. (To edit an existing country, select the country 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. Select whether the country is a Primary Country for the system (Yes or No). Selecting Yes will put the country at the top of all country selection menus. Multiple primary countries can be selected; they will appear in alphabetical order at the top of all country selection menus.

8. If the country is to be used for locations, such as addresses, select Yes in the Use for Location Selection menu. Selecting No will not display the country in any location selection menus, only for nationality selection.

9. 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 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}.