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It can be used for various purposes. One of them, for example, is registering tasks for their further processing and statistical purposes.
Autoincrement settings are stored in the Number (sys_number) table contains the Maximum digits, the Prefix,and the Start Value settings for the tabletables.
In order to create an autoincrement, the following criteria must be met:
- The object , for which you are configuring an autoincrement, must have a field that should be incremented.
- The field should be of String type. These fields are usually named as "Number".
If your table does not have this field, please create it. Refer to the Creating Create a Column article for more information.
Record Number form fields
Field | Mandatory | Description | Maximum digits | Y | Define the max amount of digits after the prefix.
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| Prefix | Y | Specify at least three Latin letters that will be the beginning of every record number in this table. |
| Maximum digits | Y | Define the maximum number of digits after the prefix. |
| Start Value | Y | Specify the initial value of the sequence. The default value is '1'. |
Example
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You just created the sequence, and you filled in the fields the following way:
String ABC |
So the first record ID number will be ABC000022, and the further ones the numbers of the subsequent records will be ABC000023, ABC000024, and so on. |
If the value of the Start Value changes, and it is greater than the current value of the sequence, the value previous sequence will be saved, and the new sequence will be set to a new starting value.
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