Legacy Feature - ID Generation Admin

Name	Change Description	Version Number
New Feature	New feature to provide allow users to create a unique ID and/or winner.	Version 4.5.17+

Summary

The ID Generation Admin screen is accessed from the System Manager. It is an optional feature.

ID Generation Admin allows users to either:

Create a unique ID number based on criteria specified in the ID Generation Admin module

To make script to take a different route based on the presence of a specified sequential number – for example, to generate a winner on every 100th call.

ID Generation Admin Screen

Name

Enter a name for the ID Generation. Spaces can be used, but as the name will be used in code it is best practice to use underscores between words.

Description

Enter a description so other users are aware of what this ID Generator does, and what it is used for.

Min

Enter a starting point for the ID Generator. If using this module to generate a unique number only, this is the starting point for that unique number.

Max

Enter a finishing point for the ID Generator. This field can be left blank (usually in instances of creating a unique ID. If used to produce a winner, this will provide the point for the counter to restart - so once a winner is found, the count starts again a 1).

Max Winners

If using the ID Generator to create winners, enter a number (if required) to set a maximum number of winners.

There are a number of ways the ID Generator can be used within a script - on of the standard methods is described below:

Add x2 Text Boxes to the script page - these will store the Sequential Number and Winner True/False status. This information could also be stored in Hidden Fields to prevent agents from seeing the data generated.

Add a JavaScript button, and enter the following code:

idGen("ID_Gen_Demo", '[Name of Text Box 1]','[Name of Text Box2]')

The below table describes each attribute of the JavaScripter function "idGen" above.

Name	Example Text	Description
ID Generaton Name	"ID_Gen_Demo"	the name of the ID Generator - configured in the ID Generation Admin screen.
Sequential Number	[Name of Text Box 1]	the text box to populate the Sequential Number in the ID Generator into.
Winner Result	[Name of Text Box 2]	the text box to populate the winner status in to.

Conditional buttons can be used to determine the script flow, for example:

if([Name of Text Box2] == 'true') go to page (Winners Page)