Creating Serialization Rule Records

Perform the following procedure to create new serialization rules.

To create a serialization rule

1. Navigate to the Administration - Case screen, then the Serialization Rules view.

2. In the Serialization Rules list, create a new record, and complete the fields as appropriate.

   The following table describes some of the fields.

   Field	Description
   Name	Type the name of the rule.
   Business Object	Select the business object on which the rule is based.
   Business Component	Select the business component containing the fields on which the rule is based.

3. Scroll down to the Attributes list, and create a new record.

   Note: Because serial numbers can contain a maximum of 100 characters, do not include any large text fields as one of the attributes.

   The following table describes some of the fields.

   Field	Description
   Sequence	Type a number that controls the attribute sequence in the generated serial number. For example, 1 indicates that the selected attribute appears first in the serial number.
   Type	Select the type of attribute. Values include constants, parent serial numbers, and fields. For more information about selecting the appropriate attribute types, see Serialization Rule Attribute Types.
   Business Component	Displays the name of the business component that you select in the Serialization Rules list.
   Field Name	If you select a value of Field in the Type field, then select a field name. The values that you can select depend on the value in the Business Component field.
   Constant Value	If you select a value of Constant in the Type field, then type a value for the constant. For more information, see Serialization Rule Attribute Types.

4. Repeat Step 3 until you define all the attributes required for the serial number.

   Note: The last attribute in the sequence is generally a field value that is a unique number so that each serial number is unique.