Adding a hierarchy

Registry Administrators can add a hierarchy for the organization they are a part of.

1. Navigate to the Geo-Objects and Hierarchies page from the sidebar and select Hierarchies at the top of the list.

   
2. Click Add Hierarchy under your organization.

   
3. Fill out the form:

   Field	Description	Required
   Code	The unique human-readable identifier of the hierarchy. It can't be changed later.	Required
   Label	The display label, with one field per installed locale. The default locale is required.	Required
   Description (Abstract)	A description of the hierarchy, with one field per installed locale.
   Progress	A description of the progress so far in creating and curating the data for this hierarchy.
   Acknowledgement	Acknowledgements relevant to the hierarchy.
   Disclaimer	Any disclaimers relevant to the hierarchy.
   Access Constraints	Access constraints relevant to the hierarchy.
   Use Constraints	Use constraints relevant to the hierarchy.
   Organization	The organization the hierarchy belongs to. If you're a Registry Administrator for more than one organization, you can choose it. It can't be changed later.
   Contact name	The full name of the person responsible for managing this hierarchy.
   Telephone number	The telephone number of that person.
   Email address	The email address of that person.

   The form has no save button. The hierarchy is saved when you close the form.

4. Click Close.

   
5. A message says You have unsaved changes. Click Save changes and close.

   
6. Add Geo-Object Types to the hierarchy. See Managing the content of the hierarchy.