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
- In the Database Configuration application, select an object.
- On the Attributes tab, select an
attribute.
- In the Advanced section, specify an autonumber. You can
create an autonumber or use an existing autonumber.
- In the Details section, specify &AUTOKEY& as
the default value for the attribute and save the object.
- 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.
- Save the object.
What to do next
You must configure the database for your changes to take
effect.