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Identifiers

Use identifiers assigned to users to identify who created a database item. Only if identifiers are activated, the identifier attribute is set for each database item created. The identifier assigned to a user serves as a prefix, to which a sequential number is added. If no individual identifiers are available, the standard identifier STD is used by default.

You can manage identifiers if you have the database-related Prefix management function privilege. You can do the following:

Create identifier

Create identifiers that you can assign to users of the database.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Databases.

  3. Select the database and click Properties Properties > Identifier.

  4. Click Add font format Create identifier.

  5. Specify the identifier. You can enter up to 20 characters without blanks, such as @ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~.

    Identifiers are always saved in uppercase. Lower case letters are converted automatically into uppercase letters.

  6. To use the identifier as default identifier for the database, enable Use as default.

  7. Click Create.

The identifier is created.

You can assign the identifier to users. Identifiers are only specified for database items if you have activated identifiers.

Activate identifiers

You can activate the creation of the Identifier attribute for new database elements. If you have assigned individual identifiers to users, this identifiers are used. If no individual identifiers are available, the standard identifier STD is used by default.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Databases.

  3. Select the database and click Properties Properties > Identifier.

  4. Click Activate Activate identifiers in the upper right corner.

The identifiers are activated so that you can identify the users who created database items.

If you no longer need to identify users, click Deactivate Deactivate identifiers in the upper right corner.

Edit identifier

You can change the identifiers.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Databases.

  3. Select the database and click Properties Properties > Identifier.

  4. Select the identifier and click Edit font Edit identifier.

  5. Change the identifier and click Update.

The identifier was changed.

The changed identifier is specified for new database items if identifiers are activated. The values of the previous identifier attributes remain unchanged.

Delete identifier

You can delete identifiers you no longer need.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Databases.

  3. Select the database and click Properties Properties > Identifier.

  4. Select the identifier and click Delete Delete.

  5. To confirm the action, click Delete.

The identifier is deleted.

From now on, the default identifier is used for users who were assigned the deleted identifiers.

Specify default identifier

You can select an identifier that is automatically used for users who have no individual identifier assigned to them.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Databases.

  3. Select the database and click Properties Properties > Identifier.

  4. Select the identifier and click Set as default Use as default.

In this database, the identifier is used as default.

Assign identifier to user

You can assign identifiers to users to identify the users who created database items.

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. Configuration Configuration is displayed.

  2. Click Databases.

  3. Select the database and click Properties Properties > Identifier.

  4. Click User assignment.

  5. Select the users and click Edit font Assign identifier. All identifiers of the database are shown.

  6. Select the required identifier and click Apply.

The identifier is used for the selected users if identifiers are activated. You can change the assignment any time.