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Path: Administration > Manage Insttituions > Institution Options

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First select the institution and then select "List Options". Only options belonging to that institution are shown. Select Edit on any row to change its value.

Adding a brand-new option

Select Add New Option to create a key that doesn't exist yet for the currently-selected institution (the button is disabled until an institution is picked). Enter the Option Key — just the part after the institution name — pick a Value Type (Boolean, Short Text, Long Text, Long, or Double), enter an Initial Value, then select Create. If that key already exists for this institution, the create is rejected.

Add New Option dialog scoped to an institution, with the created row now listed below

Adding a new institution-scoped option — the dialog shows which institution it will be saved under.

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