The autonaming of locations is done by the location type. A location type has the following properties.
Definition
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A location type is used for the exact typing of a location and has the following properties:
Property
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Data type
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Description
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Name
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Text (40)
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Name of the location type, does not have to be unique.
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Description
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Text (256)
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Abbreviation
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Text(10)
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Abbreviation of the location type
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Image
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image
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From the Image-Library an icon can be selected, which is shown at locations of the type instead of the default location icon.
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Autom. Naming
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Yes/No
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Enables Autonaming
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Name default
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Text(50)
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Initial part of the automatically generated location name, here the use of variables is possible, e.g. to include the parent name in the new location: <parent.name>. All variables can be found under Help>Data Transfer.
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Numbers
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Yes/No
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Activates sequential numbering with the following format
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Start value
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number
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Start value of the "Numbering" function
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Increment
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number
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Step size of the numbering
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Digits
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number
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Specifies the number of digits to which the number is to be filled with zeros at the beginning.
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Valid
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location level
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Selection, in which range the "numbering" should work, system-wide means all locations get unique numbering, on a location level means in the new location numbering starts again at start value
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Application
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The location types are used in the location levels and the locations.
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The meaning of the columns is described below:
•Name: Choose a name for your Transmission rates kind
•Abbreviation: Choose an abbreviation (not mandatory)
•Description: Short description (not mandatory)
•Image: Append image (not mandatory)
•Autom. Naming: Check the box to activate Autonaming
•Name default: Determine class which appears in autonaming. For more information about the name syntax, see section 2.2.3
•Number: Check box to activate automatic numbering.
•Start value: The start value of the automatic numbering
•Increment: Step size
•Stellen: Number of digits of the sequential number
•Valid: Validity area
