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title: "Country Maintenance"
canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3278578/Country%20Maintenance"
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This enables you to add and delete countries, and make them active or inactive.

This page describes:

- [adding](#Adding_a_country) a country
- [editing](#Editing_a_country_definition) a country definition
- [deactivating](#Deactivating_a_country) a country
- [activating](#Activating_a_country) a country

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**To access Country Maintenance, select** <span style="color: #ff0000">**System Management > Infrastructure Maintenance**</span>.

By default, inactive countries are not shown. Tick the **Show Inactive** box to include all inactive countries in the list; untick it to hide them.

# Adding a country

To add a new country, click **Add new Country** in the Actions menu.

A new form opens up, above the list of countries:

![image](media://bda6fb99-e4f0-4968-b443-603e832f0e24)

Enter information into the following fields (required fields have an asterisk next to the label):

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| **Country Name: *** | Unique name for the country |
| **Short Code: *** | Unique short code |
| **Language:** | The default language for the country is displayed. To use an alternative language, select a language from the drop-down list - this shows only [active languages](http://confluence.soutron.net/Language_Maintenance.html). |
| **Flag:** | To upload an image of the flag:<br>![image](media://469321ec-c5a5-4d36-9366-03bf5e20290e)<br>1. Click on the red symbol
2. Click **Browse** to find the image file
3. Click **Upload** to bring it into the system
4. Click on **Apply** and the flag image will replace the red symbol |


When you have finished, click **Save** in the Actions menu.

This returns you to the list of countries, with the new country added to the list.

# Editing a country definition

To edit a country definition:

1. Click on the country to select it
2. Click **Edit** in the Actions menu  
The same form opens up as for adding a new country
3. Make the required changes
4. Click **Save** in the Actions menu

# Deactivating a country

Deactivating a country hides it from use within the application, although the definition remains in existence, so that it can be re-activated at any time.

To deactivate a country:

1. Click on the item to highlight it
2. Click **Deactivate** in the Actions menu

The country then disappears from the list.

# Activating a country

To activate a country:

1. Tick the **Show Inactive** box to include all inactive countries in the list
2. Click on the item to highlight it
3. Click **Activate** in the Actions menu