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ID

Key in the field id. Mandatory field.

If you use "id", the form will save with the "id" primary key in running sequence. Joget will not create the "id" in UUID format.

Figure 1: ID Generator Tool Properties

LabelKey in the label of this field.Mandatory field.
Environment Variable Name

Name of the environment variable to be used to keep store the running number. Joget will automatically create the environment variable in Properties & Export if the name does not exist.

Do ensure you use a different Environment Variable Name your Environment Variable Names are unique for each form in your app (meaning for each form that is mapped to a different database table name).

If you are using the ID Generator Field as "id", meaning it is a primary key value, be careful not to override the environment variable value when inporting apps: do not click the "Show Advanced Options > Override environment variables" checkbox.

Format

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

HiddenClick the checkbox to hide this field in the form.
Workflow Variable

The value generated can 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 Joget log if you attempt to map to a non-existent Workflow Variable:

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

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