Specify whether or not to use leading zeros, set the
client number length, and specify the delimiter symbol and position.
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| Display Leading Zeros
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Select this option if you want
Vision to add leading zeros to the number when you enter an incomplete number in any
Client field in the database. For example, if you enter HGA-ENG and your
client number length is ten characters (including the delimiter),
Vision adds leading zeros to the
client number (for example, 000HGA-ENG).
This option controls the display of the
client numbers on forms and reports, as well as whether or not the
client number must be a fixed length.
Do not select this option if you want
Vision to leave the
client number as entered. In this case, you can enter up to 12 alphanumeric characters for the
client number when entering new
client numbers in
Client Info Center.
If you have already established a
client number length with delimiters, then later decide to remove the leading zeros, the delimiter will no longer be aligned properly. Delimiters are stored directly in the database tables (with the
client number value). When leading zeros are no longer used, the
client number length is no longer a fixed value and the delimiter position is no longer valid. For example,
client number 000HGA-ENG becomes HGA-ENG, but
client number 000000-CVS becomes -CVS.
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Client Length
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Enter the
client number length, between 1 and 20 numbers. The current length of the
client number appears for reference.
If you decide to decrease the length of the number, first ensure that duplicate
client numbers will not be created during the conversion (the conversion will test for this).
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| Add/Remove from Left/Right
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If you want to add or remove characters from a
client number, you can use this feature to determine whether the characters are added to or removed from the left or right side of the number.
For example, if you increase the
client number length from 5 to 7, you can then use this feature to add those two numbers to the left of the number: 12345 becomes 0012345.
Conversely, if you decrease the
client number length from 7 to 5, you can then use this feature to remove those two numbers to the right of the number: 1234567 becomes 12345.
Remember that the delimiter is counted as part of the
client number length.
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Client Delimiter
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Enter the desired delimiter for your
client numbers. The current delimiter for your
client number appears for reference.
A delimiter must be a special character, such as a period (.) or a comma (,); not 0 to 9, A to Z, or |.
Delimiters are counted as part of the
client number length. For example, if the
client number length is 6, the
client delimiter is a period (.), and the
client delimiter position is 4, the
client number appears as 456.78.
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Client Delimiter Position
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This value is required if you entered a delimiter in the
Client Delimiter field. Enter the desired delimiter position for your
client numbers. The position must be 1 less than the length of the field.
The current delimiter position for your
client number appears for reference.
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| Sample Value
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This field displays the resulting format of the
client number.
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