10 Geography Regions
Adding Geography Regions
Follow these steps to create a geography region, and add geography entry prefixes to that region.
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On the Geography tab, click Edit Regions.
Result: The Edit Geography Regions screen is displayed.
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In the Available regions field, enter the name of the region.
This field may be used to search for and select existing regions or create new regions.
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From the Geography Tree, select the geography entry or geography prefix that is to be part of the selected region.
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Click Connect to connect the selected geography entry or prefix to the selected region.
Note: Where a geography entry is connected to a region, then all prefixes below that entry are also connected to the same region unless a prefix is specifically connected to a different region.
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Add all entries and prefixes to the region as required.
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Once the region is complete, click Cancel to return to the Geography tab.
Note: All changes to a region are automatically saved to the database.
Displaying all Nodes in a Region
Follow these steps to display all nodes (that is, geography entries and prefixes) that are connected to a specified region.
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In the Available Regions combo box, either enter a new name or select a name from the drop-down list.
Note: The combo box may be used to search for and select existing regions or create new regions. See Combo boxes for details on how to use this field.
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Click Show Connections.
Result: The entries and prefixes that are connected to the region will be highlighted in the Geography Tree.
Disconnecting from a Region
Follow these steps to disconnect a geography entry or prefix from a region.
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From the Geography tab, click Edit Regions.
Result: The Edit Geography Regions screen opens, with the Geography Tree tab active.
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From the geography tree, select the geography entry or prefix to disconnect.
Result: If the geography entry or prefix has nodes associated with it, node names will appear in the Regions connected to selected nodes field of the Geography Tree tab.
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In the Regions connected to selected nodes field, click the node to disconnect.
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Click Disconnect.
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Click Cancel to return to the Geography tab.
Note: The changes will still be saved to the database.
Finding a Geography entry
Follow these steps to locate a geography entry (node) in a geography tree by name.
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On the Geography tab, click Edit Regions.
Result: The Edit Geography Regions screen is displayed.
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In the Find nodes named field, enter the name of the node (geography entry) to searched for.
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Click Find.
Result: Entries that match the search criteria will be displayed on the Names tab.
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Select the entries to be located in the geography tree and click Show In Tree.
Result: The Geography Tree tab is displayed with the selected entries highlighted.