Object auto-naming settings

For most object types, you can auto-generate their names when they are created or copied. This ability allows users to enforce internal naming policies and ensure unique object names.

The auto-generation of object names is controlled by a series of settings. You can turn auto-naming on or off for each object type individually. For example, you might want all business entities and processes to be named by users and all risks, controls, and test plans to be named automatically.

Note: Auto-naming is not supported for the following object types: SOXDocument and SOXSignature.

Although auto-naming is not supported for SOXDocument objects, you can control how duplicate file names are handled. For information, see SOXDocument object auto-naming settings for duplicate file names.

Applications > GRCM > Auto Naming > <object_type>

Default: none

Values: For each object type, you can modify the following settings:

Table 1. Auto-naming settings to modify
Setting name	Description
Auto-named/Copied object	Determines whether copied instances of the object are automatically named. If the value is set to: true - auto-naming is enabled for copied instances. false - auto-naming is disabled for copied instances. The default value is false.
Auto-named/New object	Determines whether new instances of the object are automatically named. If the value is set to: true - auto-naming is enabled for new instances. false - auto-naming is disabled for new instances. The default value is false.
Can be edited	Determines whether the generated name can be edited during the creation process. If the value is set to: true - the generated name can be edited. false - the generated name cannot be edited. The default value depends on the object type.
Default parent name	If the created object has no parent, the value for this parameter is used to replace the `%P;` variable in the generated name.
Format	Determines the format of the generated name. For more information, see Configure the format of object names.