# Locations **Menu: General → Locations** ## What Locations are important for the later search function for [products](https://help.advatra.com/books/knowledge-base/chapter/products "Products") and refines the search by geographical characteristics. The Location component is summarized in a tile with 3 different sizes (Small, Medium, Large). However, you are free on the way you want to use these 3 sizes, which restricts the search from large to small.

It is important that the structure of the three levels is always thought of from the smallest unit.

**Large**: e.g. Country = USA **Medium**: e.g. Federal States = California, Florida, Texas, etc. **Small**: e.g. Cities = Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, etc. Again, these are just examples, you can use these 3 characteristics the way it's best for your individual needs. Therefore, it's important to think first about how you want to narrow down the product search for your markets. ## Create and edit 1. Create large locations 2. Create medium locations and assign them to a large location 3. Create small locations and assign them to a medium location