| Item Serial Number
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Specifies the serial number (see Serial Numbers) from which SOLIDWORKS PDM generates unique item IDs. The default is Item Number, which is an 8-digit counter (00000001, 00000002, and so on).
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If Item ID Variable is set, the serial number is used only if the selected data card variable has no value.
- Select a serial number with at least one counter component to ensure unique item IDs.
- Item IDs cannot contain backslashes (\). Any backslashes in the serial number are replaced by underscores (_) in the generated IDs.
- Serial numbers based on add-ins are not supported as item ID generators.
- When creating items, users can specify item IDs other than the automatically generated IDs, for example, to specify IDs from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
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| Item ID Variable |
Specifies the file data card variable from which SOLIDWORKS PDM creates item IDs. To disable mapping of item IDs to a data card variable, select <Do not read the ID from a variable>. If a mapped data card variable has no value or mapping is disabled, Item Serial Number is used to generate the item ID.
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