Change the default identification keys of documents, templates, and folders
according to your requirements.
Note: To change default identification keys, you require the Change document and
folder key document permission.
About this task
Identification keys consist of a prefix, a counter, and a suffix. The default keys
do not use suffixes. You can change the default setup to, for example, include suffixes
or add padding to the counter.
Procedure
To change default keys:
In the Navigator, right-click the folder for which you
want to change the properties.
From the context menu, select Folder properties.
In the Folder properties dialog, navigate to the
Document key format tab.
Select Change configuration.
Tip: To reset all settings to their default, select Reset configuration.
Under Default keys, select
Change… next to the key you want to adapt.
In the respective edit dialog, adapt the prefix, counter, and suffix according
to your requirements.
Confirm your settings with OK.
Example
In the following example, the custom setup pads counters
to three digits, and adds a -Dev suffix to the keys of templates and folders:Figure 1. Changing default keys for documents, templates, and folders
Folder properties.
