Location Management

The OpenSRP web location management package provides the ability to perform the following functions.

• Creating locations.

  • Assign locations groups to locations.

• Creating location groups.

Package Definition

1. Location Unit - This piece of functionality helps the users create locations and add any parent locations for each location.

   1. NB: A location hierarchy is defined by assigning parent locations. If a parent is not selected then the location is taken as a root location in the hierarchy.

2. Location Unit Group - This piece of functionality helps the users create a location unit group. Location groups are used to augment the location unit. It can be used to show the different working groups in a certain location.

   1. NB: location hierarchy is not defined by the location groups.

Location Unit

How to create a Location unit

• You can access this page by clicking on the location management menu on the sidebar then, click on the location unit menu. This will load a page with a list of existing location units.s. Below is a sample of how the page would look like

Open

• Click on the ‘Add location Unit’ button on the top right of the screen.

• This will load a form that allows you to enter the location unit details. The fields are described as follows.  Fields with Asterisks are a must to fill.

  • Parent field- allows you to add a location unit under another location unit, for instance, a District falls under a Region.

  • Geometry field-allows you to enter the geographical mapping details in Geo JSON format

  • Location category- allows you to categorize the location either as a service point (refers to the location that does not fall under the location hierarchy e.g a household ) and jurisdiction (refers to a location that falls under location hierarchy e.g facility, district, and  region)

Open

• Click ‘Save.

How to update a Location unit

• You can access this page by clicking on the location management menu on the sidebar then, click on the location unit menu. This will load a page with a list of existing location units.s. Below is a sample of how the page would look like

• Click on the ‘Edit’ link.

• This will load a form that allows you to update the location unit group details. Fields with Asterisks are a must to fill.

• Click ‘Save.

Location Unit Group

How to create a Location unit group

• You can access this page by clicking on the location management menu on the sidebar then, click on the location unit group menu. This will load a page with a list of existing location unit groups.s. Below is a sample of how the page would look like

• Click on the ‘Add location Unit Group’ button on the top right of the screen.

• This will load a form that allows you to enter the location unit group details. Fields with Asterisks are a must to fill.

• Click ‘Save.

How to update a Location unit group

• You can access this page by clicking on the location management menu on the sidebar then, click on the location unit group menu. This will load a page with a list of existing location unit groups.s. Below is a sample of how the page would look like

• Click on the ‘Edit’ link.

• This will load a form that allows you to update the location unit group details. Fields with Asterisks are a must to fill

• Click ‘Save.