How Do I Assign a Location to a Company?
You can assign a location to a company when you are creating a new company. You also have the option to assign locations to an existing company using the Companies module and the Locations module.
To Assign an Existing Location to a New company:
- On the left menu, click Companies.
- Click New Company.
- Enter the Name, Abbreviation, Contact Name, Contact Email, Address and Phone into the text box.
- Select Department(s), Location(s), Country(s) and Region(s) from the dropdown options.
- Click Save & Submit.
- A field with a red asterisk beside it means it is required and you will not be able to complete your work without filling in these fields.
- A field without a red asterisk beside it means the field is not required, although it may be helpful to fill these out to complete your work.
This is Required Before You Can Add a Company:
- Set up Locations.
- If you are missing the location you would like to add you can create it using the link below the 'Locations' field in the company setup screen: 'You can add more locations from here'.
- Be cautious that when you click this button, you will be taken to the 'locations' module and the details you have entered will be lost.
To Assign Locations to Companies in the Companies Module:
- On the left column, go to Companies.
- Click on the company you want to assign the location to.
- Under the Locations heading, select the locations(s) you want to add from the dropdown options.
- Click Save Changes.
To Assign Companies to Locations Via the Locations Module:
- On the left column, go to Locations.
- Click on the location you want to assign companies to.
- Scroll down to the Companies section.
- Click Allocate/Deallocate Companies.
- Two sections will show Select to Add and Select to Remove with a list of companies, tick the box(es) you wish to add/remove.
- You also have the option to select all, click on the blue tick at the top of the page.
- To deselect all, click on the red X at the top of the page.
- Click the arrow button.
- Click Close.
- The companies you have selected will now be added to the location.