Multi-Discipline Supports Administrator Guide
MDS - Auto Naming : Usage and Auto Naming File Selection
Usage and Auto Naming File Selection
To select an auto naming file, the user needs to open the auto naming form. There are two ways to do this as follows:
1.
Click the right hand mouse button over the auto naming button to access the following item and then click with the left mouse button to reveal the form.
or…
2.
Select the Settings > MDS AutoNaming menu item and the form in Figure 11:1.: MDS AutoNaming form is displayed.
Figure 11:1.
MDS AutoNaming form
The AutoNaming form allows the user to select a different Auto Naming file for the session or to set a different Auto Naming file, stored against the Default Zone, by pressing the Set AutoNaming File to Default Zone button. The Auto Naming file is stored in a uda named :MDSAutofile at the Zone level.
The default file uses the concept of a prefix, index, and suffix value. An example of the contents of the file is shown in Figure 11:2.: Extract from DES-SUPP-NAMES. The Administrator may change these values or create another file with the DES-SUPP-NAMES prefix.
# MDS Support Naming File
# Description: Default naming file
#
# The support name will be made up from the following parts
# Prefix
# Index
# Suffix
#
# These values may be expressions which will be evaluated before they are used.
# Last will be the last index used
Prefix \ ( substring (namn of zone,1,9))
Index \ 1001
Suffix \ ( substring (namn of zone,10,1))
IWidth \5
MinIndex \1000
MaxIndex\1999
Figure 11:2.
Extract from DES-SUPP-NAMES
The default file can also use an index that starts at a value named MinIndex and up to a value called MaxIndex. This allows the user to have a predefined range of support numbers. Another value stored in this file is called the IWidth. This allows a predefined format for the support number i.e. when IWidth is set to 5 the support number contains 5 numbers e.g. PS01234.
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