Area Hierarchy

Area hierarchies define the geographic levels used throughout the platform, such as Region, District, County, or Ward. Accessible from the management Manage dropdown under Core Configuration → Area Hierarchy (Super Admin only).

Creating a hierarchy level

1. Go to the Area Hierarchy page from the management admin menu
2. Click Create
3. Fill in the fields:
   • Name (multi-language) — e.g. "Region", "District"
   • Zero pad length — number of digits for zero-padding area codes
   • Shape simplification tolerance — tolerance value for simplifying shapefile geometries when serving maps
4. Click Save

The order of hierarchy levels determines their display order in geographic filters throughout the platform.

Editing a hierarchy level

1. Click Edit next to a hierarchy level
2. Update the fields as needed
3. Click Update

Deleting a hierarchy level

1. Click Delete next to a hierarchy level
2. Confirm in the dialog

The list displays badges (First, Last) to indicate the ordering of levels in the hierarchy.