Region
Region holds the world regions (such as Middle East or South Asia) that countries belong to.
What it is for
A country names its region. Addresses carry the region as Country Region. Predefined rows ship with the product and cannot be deleted; rows you add can.
Every field in plain words
General
| Field | What it means | What to put |
|---|---|---|
| Country Region | The code that identifies the region. You type it on New, before Create. | Required. A short code; it cannot be changed once the record exists. |
| Name | The region’s name. | Free text. |
| Predefined | Shipped with the product. | Filled in by the system; you cannot type here. |
How to configure it
The screen allows import, so a long list can be loaded from a file instead of typed. Which fields are required, greyed, hidden or pre-filled for a company is set on Organizational Structure Setting, in its Default Parameters grid, and one user can differ through User Parameter Value.
What it is connected to
- Picked on Project in Assets and projects.
- Picked on Bank Accounts in Cash and bank.
- Picked on these company setup screens: Company, Country.
- Picked on Lead, Merchant, Opportunity in CRM and expenses.
- Picked on Tax Zone in General ledger.
- Picked on Site, Warehouse in Inventory.
- Picked on Release Vendor In Legal Entity, Vendor, Vendor In Legal Entity in Payables.
- Picked on Dealer in Real estate and rental.
- Picked on Customer, Customer In Legal Entity, Release Customer In Legal Entity in Receivables.
- Picked on Lead, Opportunity in Sales.
- Picked on Account, Warehouse in Warehouse.
If something looks wrong
- “Region - cannot delete this Region as it's predefined” The region came with the product.