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Before a team is available in the drop list on the Navigation bar, it must be added.

To add a misison trip, you must log into MissionLink with a user ID that has been given "Missions Admin" authority. Once you have done so, you will notice that a "Teams Admin" link will be available under the "Admin Links" section on the bottom of the Navigation bar.

The following screen will allow a new mission trip to be added.

Mission Trip Name - This can be an name 25 characters or less. This will be the name that appears in the drop list on the Navigation bar. Typically this includes the name of the country and the year of the trip.

Departue and Return Dates - These dates are used to generate the menu for the "Live Updates" feature of Mission Link Platnium. Enter the dates in the format specified on the screen.

Total Cost / pp - This is the total cost that each peson on the trip needs to raise. This value will be used on the fundraising screens to calculate what each team member has left to raise. Do not enter commas.

Destination Name - This is the name of the county that is being visited. Currently, MissionLink only supports one country name in this space. This country name will be used to present the correct Nation Profile. If you are visiting a nation that is not listed, contact High Impact Missions Support to have it added free of cost.

Local Folder Name - This is the name of the folder that will hold the team documents that are uploaded. If you have not been given FTP access to your folders, please contact HIM Support to have these folders setup.

Allow Public Access - Selecting "Yes" will allow anyone to see this mission trip in the drop list on the Navigation bar. This is important for Mission Link Platnium where people will be accessing the website to view multimedia content uploaded by the team while they are on the field. Selecting "no" will make it so that only valid team members for this mission trip will be able to view this trip in the list once they log on.

Live Updates Menu Type - Pertains only to Mission Link Platnium. This indicates how the visitors will be accessing the multimedia content as it is uploaded on a daily basis.

Press "Save" when you are finished. These values can always be edited by a Missions Admin user.