Format and Range Policies parameters

Auto Assign By Default

The Auto Assign By Default parameter specifies whether the Auto-Assign ID check box is enabled by default.

The options are:

Auto Assignment Enabled

The Auto Assignment Enabled parameter specifies whether the Auto-Assign ID parameter is enabled by default.

The options are:

Copy Text From Position

The Copy Text From Position parameter specifies the source attribute text that is copied. This parameter is configurable when you choose the Auto-Filled option for the text block format parameters. The range is 1 to 1000 characters.

Default Value

The Default Value parameter specifies the default of the text field. The parameter is configurable when the text block format option is Text Parameter. The range is 0 to 250 characters.

Mask

The Mask parameter specifies the text that is entered for a parameter value when the parameter value is configured by a format policy. For example, when a format policy is created for a service description, you can configure the text that automatically populates the description field. You cannot enter values that do not comply with the mask. The range is 0 to 250 characters.

The following table lists the special formatting characters available for the Mask parameter.

Table A-29: Special formatting characters

Character

Source object property options

‘

Used to escape any of the special formatting characters

#

Any valid number

U

Any letter, where lowercase characters are mapped to uppercase characters

L

Any letter, where uppercase characters are mapped to lowercase characters

A

Any letter or number

?

Any letter

*

Anything

H

Any hexidecimal character:

  • 0 to 9

  • a to f

  • A to F

Maximum

The Maximum parameter specifies the highest number in the ID range for a range policy. The range is 0 to 1000000999999. The default is automatically set when the range policy is created. You can click on the Reset to Default button to reset the value.

Max. Length

The Max. Length parameter specifies the maximum length of a text field parameter that is configured in a format policy text block. The range is 1 to 250 characters.

Minimum

The Minimum parameter specifies the lowest number that can be used in the ID range for a range policy. The range is 0 to 1000000999999. The default is automatically set when the range policy is created. You can click on the Reset to Default button to reset the value.

Min. Length

The Min. Length parameter specifies the minimum length of a field text parameter that is configured in a format policy text block. The range is 0 to 250 characters.

Object Type

The Object Type parameter specifies the object class that is configured in the format or range policy. Choose an object type by clicking on the Select button.

Priority

The Priority parameter specifies the sequence in which multiple instances of a policy are sorted. The range is 1 to 1000 (lowest priority). The list of policies returned by the policy that matches a query is listed using the priority value.

Property Name

The Property Name parameter specifies the parameter to which the format or range policy applies.

The options are:

Read Only

The Read Only parameter specifies when the Min. Length and Max. Length parameters are read-only. The Read Only parameter is configured in the Text Format option of the Text Block Format form.

The options are:

Source Object Name

The Source Object Name parameter specifies the object type to be used as the source to create the text string. This parameter is set during Auto-Filled Parameter configuration.

Source Property Name

The Source Property Name parameter specifies the object attributes to be used as the source to create the text string. This parameter is configured when the Auto-Filled Parameter option is configured.

Tooltip Text

The Tooltip Text parameter allows the operator to create a description for the parameter value to inform users that a format policy is applied to the parameter. The range is 0 to 1000 characters.

Through To Position

The Through To Position parameter copies the text of the source parameter up to the position that is configured by this parameter. This parameter is configurable when the auto-filled option is selected for the text block format and the Unlimited parameter is disabled. The range is 1 to 1000.

Unlimited

The Unlimited parameter specifies the amount of source attribute text to be copied. The parameter is configurable when the auto-filled option is selected for the text block format. When the parameter is enabled, the source attribute text is copied from the Copy Text From Position parameter value to the end. When the parameter is disabled you can copy the source parameter text to a specified position.

The options are: