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System Administrator users can import a list of areas from a file in CSV format. You need to use the correct field names for the import process to create an new areas it finds in the file. Existing areas are not changed.

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This import process creates a new area for each area name Area Name that doesn’t already exist. Alternatively it can identify new areas by using the Area Code values.

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Field Name

Comments

Required?

Area Name

Cannot be blank.

This is the name of the area/district/riding/county.

Short Name

Optional.

A shorter version of the name. Example: use MA for Massachusetts.

Area Code

Optional - unless used as the identifier when importing

This is a string of characters or numbers.

Examples include: riding numbers, FIPS codes, etc.

(if used for identification during import)

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