Areas are unique groups with countries assigned. You can define areas as you wish. Areas are not predefined - you must create the areas that you need.

Country is an existing dimension and is already defined in Oracle Applications.

Regions are subsets of countries. You can define as many regions as you wish within a country. Regions are not predefined - you must create the regions that you need.

Use the Application Object Library Lookups window.

   To define areas:

1. Enter Query Mode and search for Area in the Type field.

2. Add desired areas (for example, North America, EMEA, or Asiapac)

3. Save your changes.

   To define regions:

1. Enter Query Mode and search for Region in the Type field.

2. Add desired areas (for example, North, South, East, West, or My Region)

3. Save your changes.