It will get set to a system unique identifier (a GUID) on submit of a record. Add it to a form and see what happens. I would also suggest reading through the documentation to better understand other reserved type fields.
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Gopal-srg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Frank, > Thanks for the information.Could you please explain the sugnificance of > this > field ID 179, why it is used to get the unique values? > > Please proviode the info, it will be of great help. > > Regards, > Gopal > > Frank Caruso-2 wrote: > > > > If you are looking for a unique value create a character field using > field > > ID 179. ARS will set this field to a unique string on submit. > > > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Gopal-srg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> I am using ARS 7.1. I need to create character field whose values will > be > >> system generated just like Request ID. > >> I have checkd in the Admin tool for the newly created character field > >> under > >> the Field properties tab, there is no 'system' value for the Entry Mode > >> attribute. > >> > >> Pleas help us in resolving this. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Gopal > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> > http://old.nabble.com/System-Generated-Field-Value-tp28373512p28373512.html > >> Sent from the ARS (Action Request System) mailing list archive at > >> Nabble.com. > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________________________________________ > >> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > >> attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > > attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/System-Generated-Field-Value-tp28373512p28374508.html > Sent from the ARS (Action Request System) mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
