# Region Management

#### Introduction

This page covers day-to-day region administration.

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#### Add a Region

**Purpose**  
Register a new region so usage can be collected and processed.

**Permission Level**  
Platform Administrator

**Steps**

1. Go to Administration → Regions.
2. Select **Create**.
3. Enter Region Name and details.
4. Provide required endpoints and credentials.
5. Set default time zone and collection window.
6. Select **Save**.

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#### Edit a Region

**Purpose**  
Update credentials, endpoints, or metadata for an existing region.

**Permission Level**  
Platform Administrator

**Steps**

1. Go to Administration → Regions.
2. Select the region you want to edit.
3. Update Region Name, credentials, endpoints, or time zone as required.
4. Select **Save**.

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#### Start Usage Processing

**Purpose**  
Manually trigger usage processing for a region.

**Permission Level**  
Platform Administrator

**Steps**

1. Go to Administration → Regions.
2. Select the region you want to process.
3. Select **Update Usage**
4. Choose the date range (start and end).
5. Confirm and monitor the job status.

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#### Remove a Region

**Purpose**  
Delete a region that is no longer in use.

**Permission Level**  
Platform Administrator

**Steps**

1. Go to Administration → Regions.
2. Select the region you want to delete.
3. Select **Delete**.
4. Confirm the deletion.

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#### Check Region Health

**Purpose**  
View the health and last run status of a region.

**Permission Level**  
Platform Administrator

**Steps**

1. Go to Administration → Regions.
2. Open the **Health** or **Status** panel for the region.
3. Review last run time, errors, and next scheduled run.
4. Drill into failed jobs if needed.