ID Generator Field is used to generate produce a running number based on an Environment variable. Please follow on To learn more about its usage, refer to Generate Reference ID on the usage.
Figure 1: ID Generator Field
Figure 2: ID Generator Field Properties
ID: | Element ID |
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Element Label | |
Environment Variable Name |
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Name of the |
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environment variable to be used to keep the running number |
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Format |
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Determines the pattern of the generated value |
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e.g., "REF-?????" |
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will yield "REF-00001") |
Hidden |
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? | Determines if |
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the element should be made visible in the form |
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One You may map the generated value of this element to a Workflow Variableworkflow variable.
Read more about Workflow Variables.
FAQs
- The format is REF-??? and the last value is REF-999, what will be the next generated string/number?
The next generated value will be REF-1000. The ? symbol is mainly used to fill up the leading zeros in a number.