Identifying the Current Naming and Numbering Policy

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The algorithm used to understand which policy is currently set in the system (for a particular container and class of object) is as follows:

• If auto-numbering is set in object initialization rules, then the policy is auto-numbering.

For more information about object initialization rules, refer to Policy-Managed Naming and Numbering.

• If custom behavior is implemented in rules, then the policy is custom.

• If neither auto-numbering or custom behavior is set and the properties are set in the Preference Management utility, the policy is name-driven. This behavior is set in Object Initialization Rules Administration in the Business Administration section of the Utilities page.

• If neither auto-numbering nor custom behavior is set, and the parameter-driven properties are set in the Preference Management utility, then policy is parameter-driven.

• If the number is not set either by auto-numbering or by parameters, then numbering is name-driven.