Flows/Edit a location

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Facility

Concepts

Facility

Department Location Healthcare Service

Device

Flows

Create a facility

View a facility Update facility details Delete a facility Create a department Update a department Add users to a department Delete a department Create a location View locations Edit a location Reorder locations Delete a location

Manage a location's organizations

References

Facility

Facility Config Facility Flag Location Healthcare Service

Device

Overview

This flow describes how to change the details of a location in a facility.

Pre-requisites

• The location is set up in the facility.
• You have the permissions listed below.

Permissions

Permission	Access
Can Create/Update Facility Locations	Lets you create locations in a facility and update their details.

Steps

1. Open the location you want to change

Go to the location list, card, or table view. See View locations.

You can also open the detail page of the location.

2. Select the edit action

Select the edit action on the location. Care opens the same form that you use to create a location. The form shows the current details of the location.

📝 Note

You cannot change the Location Form here. The Location Form stays fixed after you create the location.

3. Update the details

Change the details that you want to update.

Components	What it captures
Name	The name of the location.
Description	More information about the location.
Status	The status of the location.
Operational Status	The operational status of the location.

4. Save your changes

Save the form.

📝 Note

You cannot move a location under a different parent location after you create it. You can only change the position of the location among its current sibling locations. See Reorder locations.

Expected Outcome

• Care saves the new details of the location.
• The location list shows the updated details.

Facility

Concepts

Facility · Department · Location · Healthcare Service · Device

Flows

Create · View · Update · Delete · Create a department · Update a department · Add users to a department · Delete a department · Create a location · View locations · Edit a location · Reorder locations · Delete a location · Manage a location's organizations

References

Facility · Facility Config · Facility Flag · Location · Healthcare Service · Device

Related

• Concept: Concepts/Location
• Reference: References/Location

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