Country Code
The countries file is populated when the software is installed and it is anticipated that you won’t need to add more countries. The country codes provided are as per ISO 3166 alpha-2 country codes.
For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage
Country Name
Enter the name of the country. This is a mandatory field.
For more details on descriptions, see The Role of “Names & Descriptions” in Online Advantage
Active
Select this to make a country active. Only active countries will appear in the available list of countries when entering addresses. This makes choosing a country when entering addresses more manageable.
Postal Codes
Postcode word
Enter the ‘postcode’ word. Whatever word is entered here e.g. Postcode, Zip Code will be displayed when entering address information for this Country.
Validate Postcode
If you are able to maintain a set of postcodes for the country, then select this option so that postcode is validated when entering address information, otherwise leave this option un-selected and postcode input will be free-form “text” input during address entry.
Postcode Finder Link
Enter the link for postcode finder. This allows you to include a URL (Uniform Resource Locator or web link) for the country’s postal web site so users can easily find postcodes if they need to. As an example, for Australia, the link: http://auspost.com.au/apps/postcode.html could be used. This is especially useful if the ‘Validate Postcode’ option is not selected as it give users a way of doing a quick lookup of a post code when required.
Postcode Finder Text
Enter the text for the Postcode Finder link. This is the text that will appear when entering addresses. It sits ‘in front of’ the finder link, so instead of seeing http://auspost.com.au/apps/postcode.html you would see some more user friendly text – like Find Postcode if you enter that term here.
States
The state details are displayed in a list. Click the delete icon in the grid to delete a state. To add a state, click Add.
The states entered here will be available for selection when entering addresses. This leads to more consistent data – so you won’t end up with varying inputs like: nsw, NSW, N.S.W. etc. Having these “code” based also makes the “State” a very useful reporting filter and consolidation
State word
Enter the ‘state’ word. Whatever word is entered here e.g. State, Region, Province will be displayed when entering address information for this Country.
State Code
Enter the state code. For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage
State Name
Enter a name to be used to describe the state. For more details on descriptions, see The Role of “Names & Descriptions” in Online Advantage