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NameDescription
ID

Element ID (By declaring as "ref", a corresponding database table column "c_ref" will be created)

Please see Form Element for more information about defining the ID and list of reserved IDs.


Warning
titleNote when using this element when the form is part of a workflow process

Do not set the id as "id" when the form is used as part of a workflow process. The value generated by this element will not be associated with the process instance's ID.

LabelElement Label to be displayed to the end-user.
App Variable Name

Name of the app variable to be used to keep the running number.

Format

Determines the pattern of the generated value (e.g., "REF-?????" will yield "REF-00001")


Advanced Options

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NameDescription
Hidden?

Determines if the element should be made visible in the form.

Workflow Variable

If the form is part of a workflow process, upon saving of the form (by clicking on "Save as Draft" or "Complete" button). The value in this input field will be saved into the corresponding workflow variable named here.

Info
titleUsing a non-existent Workflow Variable name

You will get the following warning with the name printed out (e.g. status) in the server log if you attempt to map to a non-existent Workflow Variable.

Code Block
context attribute status does not exist in process context - adding new attributes to the process context is not allowed

 

Distributed Unique ID

Generates a distributed sequential unique ID.

Note

Advisable to use Distributed Unique ID when dealing with high loads of ID generation to avoid performance bottleneck.

Related Documentation 

Generate Reference ID