BalanceAAP > System Tools > Aggregate Census Codes

KEY TOPICS:

• Add a Custom Aggregate Code

Create Aggregate Census Codes

An aggregate Census Code, which is comprised of two or more census codes, can be created, using the balanceAAP > System Tools > Availability /Aggregate Census Codes. The system comes loaded with defaults.

Create an Aggregate Census Code

Add a Custom Aggregate Code

Click the [Add] button. Enter the Aggregate Code (name), using a combination of up to three letters and numbers,numbers such(e.g., as “MPR.”MPR). Then type in a Description. Click [Save] to add the Aggregate Code to the Aggregate Census Codes list and proceed to including Census Codes.

On the Census Codes list, , check off one or more codes to include, and click the [Save] button, which is located in the lower toolbar. Distribute Weight fields will appear for each included Census Code to in the right-hand column. Enter values in the fields. Click the [Save] button again.

Important Caution: The weight must add up to 100%. Review the total displayed at the bottom of the Census Codes list.

Distribute Weight Evenly — Click the Distribute Weights link in the Census Codes table header. This setting is recommended when the Aggregate Code contains numerous Census Codes.

Edit an Aggregate Code

Quick Tool Tip: Click the column headers on the Aggregate Census Codes and Census Codes tables to sort the lists.

Click the [Edit] icon for the record. Once selections are changed on the Census Codes list, Distribute Weights fields will again display for modification.

Click [Save] when the entries are complete.

Delete an Aggregate Code

To delete an Aggregate Code you created, click on the [Delete] icon. (If an Aggregate Code record displays without this icon, it cannot be removed.)

Restore Aggregate to Default

For the default codes you have edited, use the [Revert] icon to restore the aggregate to the system default.