Online Documentation: Configuration Manual
Syntax for Automatic Unique ID's, Serial Numbers and Lot Numbers
The system can be
configured to automatically assign Unique ID’s (a.k.a. serial numbers or
Lot Numbers) to parts. This way the person who is assigning the serial numbers does
not have to know what the last assigned number was. Furthermore it prevents errors
in the input.
The automated options can be enabled on the NV tab,
by clicking the automated UID check mark. After the check mark is clicked, additional input fields will appear.
In the Syntax String input field the syntax for the automated UID can be defined.
The string can be build by a combination of the following parts:
- MM: Month
- YY: 2 Digit Year
- YYYY: 4 Digit Year
- DD: Day of the Month
- WW: Week
- N{5}: Numeric Sequencer, in this case 5 digits, padded with leading zero's
- L{MM}: Escape string to enter literals
- S{2}: Part Record Sequencer
- VAR{X}: Add the value of any name-value that
is availabe on the
Part Record to the string
The Literal is used to prevent conflicts with other characters, so it is possible
to use a hyphen without the Literal. But it is better to use Literals (L{xxx}) when
you do not want to use any of the formatting strings.
Syntax String Examples for Automated UID
Simple sequence number
String Format: N{1}
Results in: 1, 2, 3...
The number of digits will grow to represent the complete number.
Simple sequencer with leading zero's
String Format: N{5}
Results in: 00001, 00002, 00003
In this case the number of digits is fixed. When the number passes 99999, the counter
will reset. If there are no other parts in the syntax string that will make the
serial number unique (e.g. date parts, see below), and if the generated serial number
already exists, the system will not create the serial number and will notify the
user that the syntax string has to be changed.
Adding a literal part
Literal parts can be added anywhere in the syntax definition string, by using 'A'
with the literal part between brackets.
Syntax String: L{FAA}N{4}L{-A0}
Results in: FAA0001-A0, FAA0002-A0, FAA0003-A0
Serial Numbers that include date Information
Information of the current date can be included at the moment the serial number
is generated. This can be controlled by using the following strings in the UID definition
String
- MM: (2 Digit Month: 01, 02, ... 12)
- YY: (2 Digit Year: 08, 09, ...)
- YYYY: (4 Digit Year: 2008, 2009, ...)
- DD: (Day of the Month: 01, 02, ... 31)
- WW: (Week number according to ISO 8601)
When Weeks and years are used, the program will change the year (subtract 1) for
the first partial week of the year, this way the generated serial numbers will remain
in sequence.
String Format: L{FR}YYMML{-}N{4}
Results in: FR0808-0001, FR0808-0002, FR0808-0003 … (provided the current date is
somewhere in August 2008)
Serial Numbers that refrence other Part Record Information
Part Records on a
Traveler can be part of a
Lot e.g. a lot with name 'LT001'. If you want to assign partnumbers
like LT001-01, LT001-02, ... to the parts on the Traveler you can do this by taking
the following steps:
-
Assign a Name-Value to the
Step Definition of the 'Sequencer' Type.
This will take care that each Part Record on the Traveler will be assigned a sequence
number, starting from 1, 2, 3 ...
-
Add an Unique ID Name-Value type for the serial number.
- Add the Lot Name-Value as a variable (this is similar as
adding variables for calculations)
- Use the following syntax: VAR{A}L{-}S{2}
- 'A' is the variable that is added an that refers to the Lot
- The hyphen is added by L{-}
- And S{2} refers to the sequencer and will be using 2 digits
Grid Serial Numbers
The grid serial numbers are basically the same as the normal serial Numbers with
an additional grid location suffix. In this case you can see the Unique ID as the
batch number, lot number or run number.
String Format: L{FAA}N{3}A{-}
Results in the following serial numbers for the first run (Run number FAA001):
FAA001-A1, FAA001-A2, FAA001-A3...
FAA001-B1, FAA001-B2, FAA001-B3...
...
For the second run (Run number FAA002)
FAA002-A1, FAA002-A2, FAA002-A3...
FAA002-B1, FAA002-B2, FAA002-B3...