Province Codes
Province codes refer to the three-letter or two-letter shortcodes abbreviation for a province. For example Region 5 Bicol has:
| Province | Code |
|---|---|
| Albay | ALB |
| Camarines Norte | CN |
| Camarines Sur | CS |
| Catanduanes | CAT |
| Masbate | MAS |
| Sorsogon | SOR |
Default Values
The seeder scripts assigns the first three letter of a provice for its short code during the Installation - Seed default data step.
Update the Default Values
These steps are optional if there is a need to change the default-generated province shortcodes. Follow the steps to update the provinces' default three-letter short code.
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These steps require a successful run of the Initialization steps before proceeding.
Edit the codes JSON file
Open the /server/src/scripts/uploaders/province_codes/data.json file.
- data.json
- Replace the JSON keys with new
"province names"matching those entered in the server.envfile. - Replace the
"code"JSON key values with new two or three-letter province shortcodes. - Update the
"full"JSON key values with new"province names."
Upload the new province shortcodes
- Navigate to the server directory using a terminal.
- Run this command switching between the development and production
.envfiles.
npm run upload:province_codes