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Auto-Generated Reference Numbers

When the project has an active numbering format, reference numbers are generated automatically when creating documents.

How It Works

  • The project administrator configures a format template with placeholders (e.g., {ORIGINATOR}-{RECIPIENT}-{YEAR}-{TYPE}-{FIELD:Discipline}-{SERIAL}-{REV}).
  • When you create a document and fill in all required type fields, the system resolves the placeholders and generates the reference.
  • A live preview appears on the creation form before you submit.
  • Serial numbers auto-increment independently for each unique combination of resolved placeholders (e.g., each document type + discipline combination has its own counter).
  • Revisions inherit the serial number from the original document and only change the revision portion.

Available Placeholders

PlaceholderResolves To
{ORIGINATOR}Your company's abbreviation
{RECIPIENT}Recipient company abbreviation
{YEAR} or {YEAR:2}Project year (4-digit or 2-digit)
{PROJECT}Project code
{TYPE}Document type abbreviation
{FIELD:Name}Abbreviation of the selected value for a named type field
{SERIAL} or {SERIAL:4}Auto-incremented serial number with optional zero-padding
{REV} or {REV:LETTER}Revision in letter or numeric format
{SERVICE}Value of the "service" custom field

Example output: RAM-FDC-2026-SD-MEC-001-A