This tutorial is for the new, online project designer. The tutorial for the Desktop Designer is available
here
.
When a session is created it is automatically assigned with a Sequential ID which is unique to that session. The Sequential ID for a project will start at 1 for the first session and will increment by 1 for each session that is created. This ID is a unique, numeric identifier that can be used to determine the order of sessions being created. A project can be configured to add a prefix, suffix and zero-padding to customise the Sequential ID for reports and dashboards.
The Sequential ID is a read-only, numeric value that is unique per session and can be used to determine the order of when sessions were sent to the web portal. This value can be displayed in custom reports and can also be used for naming the files that are sent in automated emails.
The Sequential ID can also be used within a project by adding a point with the Point ID Name
__sequential_id__
. This can be done easily,
using the new
Tools menu
located in the
Toolbox
.
It is important to note however that the value for the Sequential ID will not be set until a session has been sent to the web portal.
A project can be configured to create a customised, formatted sequence ID that includes the Sequential ID and an optional prefix, suffix and zero-padding.
These settings can be configured in the designer by opening a project's properties tab and customising the
Session Sequencing
section.
The Formatted Sequential ID can be used in reports and project options by referencing the point ID
__formatted_sequential_id__
. The example below shows how to use this point ID in a project's options page in order to use the Formatted
Sequential ID in the file name for HTML reports:
The Formatted Sequential ID can also be used within a project by adding a point with the point ID
__formatted_sequential_id__
. It is important to note however that the value for the Formatted Sequential ID will not be set until a session has
been sent to the web portal. See the example below for configuring an Edit point to display the Formatted Sequential ID
and then to reference that point in the Session List columns:
This sample shows how to add two Edit points to display the values of Sequential ID and Formatted Sequential ID in reports.