Auto Codes Tab Administration>Global Settings

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Overview

Auto-Coding allows InFocus to auto generate codes for Projects, Opportunities, Firms and Employees. Click here and go to the 3 minute 57 seconds mark to learn more about the Auto Coding Tab in Global Settings.

 


Field Descriptions

Auto Codes Header

Enable Project Auto Codes - When checked, the auto code feature will be available in the Projects applet. More on Projects
Enable Opportunity Auto Codes - When checked, the auto code feature will be available in the Opportunities applet. More on Opportunities
Enable Firm Auto Codes (Client and Vendor) - When checked, the auto code feature will be available in both the Client and Vendor applets. More on Clients More on Vendors
Enable Employee Auto Codes - When checked, the auto code feature will be available in the Employees applet. More on Employees

Auto Codes Grid

Type - The applet where Code is being generated.
Name - Name of Code
Prefix - Text that will appear before any Auto-Generated code.  You can use Global Variables to generate these. For example, @YEAR@ will append the current year to the code. More available Global Variables
Seed - The first code that will be used.
Pad Length - The length of the code. For example, with a pad of 4, if the code is 1, Auto-Coding will generate 0001.
Custom - When checked, the Code will require a custom query.
Custom Query -  A custom query can be entered here to generate a custom code.