The functional areas are group of services within the organization.
It is possible to create, retrieve, update and delete an area. Moreover, using the in-context tasks it is possible to display the lists of all users and services related to the selected area.
| 1. | To create a new area, click on the New button and fill the detail page shown. |
| 2. | To update an existing area, select the desired area from the list and click on the Edit button. An editable detail page is shown. |
| 3. | To delete an area, select the desired area from the list and click on the Delete button. |
Note: you can only delete empty an area. If a service belongs to the selected area, the deletion is not possible. You have to remove all services belonging to the area first.
The following functions are provided to help you select and search the records:
Find: Performs a search, looking for the text in the box within the record fields. The search is started after pressing the go button.
Alphabetic buttons
All: All records are shown
[0-9]: Only the records with the value of the first column starting with a number are shown.
[a,b...]: Only the records with the value of the first column starting with the selected letter are shown.
Paging: Using the << (previous page) and >> (next page) it is possible to scroll through the pages if they exceed the maximum number of records displayed in single page.
Area details
The detail page for the selected object contains the record fields, the in-context tasks and the scroll buttons.
The record list available is shaped by the selections and filters applied to the summary. The active filters are shown below the title, at the right of the 
icon.
The Name field is required, as well as all fields marked with an * (asterisk).
The Description field is optional.
At the lower bottom of the page, the following buttons are available:
| 1. | Cancel: goes back to the summary leaving the record unchanged. |
| 2. | New: clears all fields and prepares for a new record creation. |
| 3. | Save: This button is enabled only if there is unsaved data. Clicking on it the data is saved and a label showing the last change date and time is shown. |
| 4. | Delete: upon confirmation, this button deletes the current record. The record will not be deleted if associated to other objects. |
| 5. | Scroll to first (<<) and to last record (>>) |
| 6. | Scroll to previous record (<) or next record (>) |
| 7. | At the right of the buttons is shown the number of the current record along with the total number of records (record no./record total). |