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Add edit state

While adding or editing a state, the following fields / drop-down / toggle are displayed:

Name - this field is mandatory. A tooltip for this field is displayed: “Provide the state name to be displayed in addresses and on invoices.”. When trying to save and if the field is empty, the following error message is displayed: “The name field is required.”. When trying to save and if the field is invalid, the following error message is displayed: “The name field is invalid.”.
ISO code - this field is mandatory. A tooltip for this field is displayed: “1 to 4 letter ISO code. You can prefix it with the country ISO code if needed.”. When trying to save and if the field is empty, the following error message is displayed: “The iso_code field is required.” When trying to save and if the field exceeds 4 characters or contains invalid characters, the following error message is displayed: “The iso_code field is invalid.”.
Country - this drop-down is mandatory. A tooltip is displayed: “Country where the state is located. Only the countries with the option “contains state” enabled are displayed.
Zone - this drop-down is mandatory. A tooltip is displayed: “Geographical region where this state is located. Used for shipping”.
Status - this toggle is mandatory. It can be turned to “yes” or “no”. By default it is set to: “yes”.

Call to action

There are 2 buttons at the bottom of this page:

Cancel: redirects to the previous page, cancels any changes.
Save: In the case of adding a state, the state is added and a success message is displayed on the listing: “Successful creation.”. In the case of editing a state, the state is edited and a success message is displayed on the listing: “Successful update.”.

Multistore

This page doesn’t have a shop association block. So, the state is added/edited for all shops, no matter the context selected. The following information message is displayed at the top of this page: “Note that this feature is available in all shops context only. It will be added to all your stores.”