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Use Auto Naming and Auto Counters
The Auto Element Naming dialog enables you to configure automatic naming for any element type. Each element type can have separately configured automatic names and aliases.
Access Settings | Auto Names and Counters
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Use the Auto Name Counters dialog to set up auto naming:
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Click on the drop-down arrow and select the element type to which to apply auto naming/auto numbering.
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Name
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Prefix |
Type a prefix for the new name (optional).
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Counter |
Type the counter value; use as many 0's as required to pad the name.
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Suffix |
Type a suffix for the new name (optional).
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If required, click on the checkbox to turn auto naming on for the element type.
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Alias
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Prefix |
Type a prefix for the new alias (optional).
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Counter |
Type the counter value; use as many 0's as required to pad the alias.
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Suffix |
Type a suffix for the new alias (optional).
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If required, click on the checkbox to turn alias auto naming on for this element type.
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Save |
Click on the Save button. New elements of this type now have an automatically-generated name and/or alias with an incrementing counter value.
If an Alias is active, to view the Alias in a diagram requires that the option Use Alias if Available is selected in Diagram Properties.
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