Enabling autonumbering for attributes

You can configure autonumbering at the system, set, organization, or site level. You can enable autonumbering for attributes to apply starting numbers and prefixes to items such as assets or work orders. Autonumbering can facilitate the movement of items across the organization levels.

Before you begin

You can specify an autonumber only if the Can Autonumber check box is selected on the Attributes tab of the Database Configuration application. Whether this check box is selected depends on the data type of the attribute.

Procedure

  1. In the Database Configuration application, select an object.
  2. On the Attributes tab, select an attribute.
  3. In the Advanced section, specify an autonumber. You can create an autonumber or use an existing autonumber.
  4. In the Details section, specify &AUTOKEY& as the default value for the attribute and save the object.
  5. If you created an autonumber in step 3, use the Autonumber Setup action in the Organizations application to specify the seed value and the prefix.
  6. Save the object.

What to do next

You must configure the database for your changes to take effect.