Variable

Auto-Number Variable

Variable

From the drop-down list choose either Layer Variable or Project Variable.

Variable Name

Enter the required name.

Expected Type

From the drop-down list choose the expected variable type.

Start Position

Characters to ignore

Enter the required number of characters to ignore.

Auto-Number Variable - Options

Constraints

You can optionally configure lengths to constrain the generated value. Leave the lengths at 0 if no constraint is required.

Minimum Length

Enter the required minimum length.

Maximum Length

Enter the required maximum Length

Error when maximum length exceeded

Pad Value

Switch this option on if you want to pad out shorter values up to the minimum length.

Padding Character

Enter the character to use for the padding.

Formatting

Character Case

From the drop-down list choose Normal, Upper case or Lower case.