Set Up Set Level Autonumbering

You use the Set Level dialog box to specify autonumber seeds and prefixes for applications at the set level.

Example With Set Level Application

Item Master is a set level application and item master IDs are unique at the set level. If you implement autonumbering for item masters, with a seed of 1000, then the system increments each new item master record by one, regardless of which organization or site it is entered in. If item master 1000 is inserted at Site 1 in Organization A, and the next item master is inserted at Site 3 in Organization B, then the item master number at Site 3 will be 1001.

To set up set level autonumbering:

  1. In the Organizations (SP) application, select an organization belonging to the set for which you want to set up autonumbering.

  2. From the Select Action menu, select Autonumber Setup, then select Set Level. The Set Level dialog box opens.  

The Autonumber table window displays the set level applications for which you can implement autonumbering, and their current seeds and prefixes.

  1. Click View Details in the row where you want to define autonumbering.

Note: You can also edit directly in the table window.

  1. In the Seed field, enter or edit the seed value. The default seed value is 1000.

  2. If you want the autonumber  to be preceded by a standard value, for example, IN (for incident) enter a value in the Prefix field.

  3. Click Close Details .

  4. Enter seeds for other applications as needed.

  5. Click OK.

Note: Even though you specify the numbering scheme for autonumbering in the Organizations (SP) application, it is not automatically implemented in the entity you are autonumbering. To do that you use the Database Configuration application. For the attribute (field) you are autonumbering, you must define the Default Value field to be &AUTOKEY& and reconfigure the database. For more information, refer to Database Configuration help.

See Also

Autonumbering Overview

Set Up System Level Autonumbering

Set Up Organization Level Autonumbering

Set Up Site Level Autonumbering