Difference between revisions of "Apply a Local ID Generator"

Revision as of 19:32, 9 August 2013

1. From the Customisation menu, select Data Entry Form Customisation > Template Designer.

The Data Entry Form Template Designer window displays.

2. Create or modify a data entry form template following the instructions in the Data Entry Form Templates section.

If an existing template does not have the File:Local ID Type Button.png button next to the object ID data element you want to apply a local ID generator to, drag the data element to the Data Elements pane to remove it from the template and then add a new object ID data element to the template.

3. To apply a local ID generator to the data element:

a.Double-click the File:Local ID Type Button.png button next to the object ID data element you want to have IDs automatically generated for.

The Component Property Editor window displays.









b.Click the File:Apply Local ID Type Button.png button.

The Local ID Generator Selection window displays.

c.Select the row associated with the local ID generator you want to apply to the object ID data element.

d.Click the OK button.

e.On the Component Property Editor window, click the OK button.

f.From the Data Entry Form Template Designer window, save the template following the instructions in the Save a Data Entry Form Template section.

g.Publish the template following the instructions in the Publish a Data Entry Form Template section.