Defining Country List

A list of countries is provided in LiteCommerce software for the purpose of defining country-specific shipping and taxation schemes and calculations. It is also used in the registration form at the Customer Zone. To access the list of countries, select the 'Countries' section from the 'Settings' menu (Figure 3-19).

Figure 3-19: Country list screen

LiteCommerce distribution includes a predefined list of all existing countries which is current as of the date of release of the software. The list is sorted alphabetically by country names and contains a 2 letter ISO country code, the name of the country, national language and corresponding character set and information on whether VAT taxes are applicable in the country, for each country. A checkmark in the 'Active' field denotes whether a country appears in the country list in the Customer Zone.

All country details except for the country code can be edited. You can make changes to country details and activate/deactivate countries. When you finish modifying country details, click on the 'Update' button underneath the list of countries to save them.

To add a new country: locate the 'Add new country' form at the bottom of the 'Countries' screen, provide new country details and click on the 'Add new' button (Figure 3-20).

Figure 3-20: Adding new country definition

In order to completely remove a country or several countries from the country list: place checkmarks in the 'Delete' field (right column) checkboxes corresponding to the specified countries and click on the 'Delete selected' button.

Clicking on a country code in the list of countries opens the 'States' screen for that country where you can manage the list of its states, regions, counties or provinces.