Content Manager 25.1 Content Manager

# Number pattern characters

NOTE: Record numbers are limited to a length of 50 characters or digits.

If you use part numbering, make sure you count all part separators - up to five - and the two digit part number towards this limit when you are planning your record number pattern.

Characters you can use to create a numbering pattern

Character | Description
--- | ---
A | An alphabetic character that must be typed in at the time of creating a record
B | An alphabetic character that must be typed in at the time of creating a record - trailing blanks are allowed
G | A number that will be automatically generated by Content Manager (maximum of 9 digits)
H | A Base36 number that will be automatically generated by Content Manager (maximum of 9 digits)
K | A constant alphabetic character that is copied from Start Numbering After field
L | A constant alphabetic or numeric character that is copied from the Start Numbering After field - trailing blanks are allowed
N | A numeric digit that must be typed in at the time of creating a record (maximum of 9 digits)
Z | Any alphabetic or numeric character that must be typed in at the time of creating a record (except for the constant insertion characters described below)
X | Any character that must be typed in at the time of creating a record - trailing blanks are allowed - however, this pattern does not compress leading zeros and is not recommended for a number pattern that will use part numbering because the part number separator may be too difficult to determine
Y | A symbol for the year. This is picked up automatically by Content Manager from your computer's internal date. For example, YY = 98 YYYY = 1998 - recommended for year 2000 sorting of record numbers
M | The current month, should be two digits
D | The current day, should be two digits

Separator characters for record number patterns

Character | Description
--- | ---
_ | Underscore
- | Hyphen
: | Colon
\ | Backslash
~ | Tilde
# | Number sign
> | Closing angle bracket
% | Percent
. | Full stop

For part numbering

Separator characters between record number and part numbers

Character | Description
--- | ---
- | Hyphen
/ | Forward slash
V | The letter V
P | The letter P
# | Number sign
. | Full stop
: | Colon
\ | Backslash
.Jld. | Full stop (.) followed by Jld followed by full stop

For numbering based on container record

Separator characters between container record number and record number

Character | Description
--- | ---
- | Hyphen
/ | Forward slash
. | Full stop
# | Number sign
~ | Tilde
(..) | Will display the record number in brackets after the container number

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Product: Content Manager 25.1

Topic Title: Number pattern characters