Create counter definition

Prerequisite

Expert or Administrator role

Procedure

1. Call up the Planning & control > ID Builder > Counter definitionstab.
2. Create counter definition with .

   

3. Enter Name.
4. Enter Start value and End value.

   Counter definitions tab

5. Enter the Increment value and Increment delay.
6. Select Overrun type from the drop-down list.

   Determines the behavior of the counter when it exceeds the End value:

   • Continue with the start value of the counter

     If the end value is exceeded, the counter is reset to the Start value.

   • Cancellation with error

     If the end value is exceeded, an error message is output and the counter is incremented further.

7. Select Reset type from the drop-down list.

   Determines the time of the automatic reset of the counter to the Start value:

   • No automatic reset
   • Reset at the beginning of a year (local system time)
   • Reset at the beginning of a month (local system time)
   • Reset at the beginning of a week (local system time)
   • Reset at the beginning of a day (local system time)
   • Reset at change of shift (shift time)

     The counter is reset when a new shift starts. Shifts are created in the Shifts tab.

     Shifts tab

   • Reset at the beginning of a year (UTC time)
   • Reset at the beginning of a month (UTC time)
   • Reset at the beginning of a week (UTC time)
   • Reset at the beginning of a day (UTC time)
8. Select Time base from the drop-down list.

   Determines the change of day of the automatic reset:

   • The change of day takes place at midnight

     A new day starts at midnight in the selected time zone.

   • The change of day is at the first shift of the day

     A new day starts from the first created shift in the Shifts tab.

9. Create counter definition with Save.

The counter definition is displayed in the Planning & control > ID Builder > Counter definitions tab. The counter definition can be selected when creating a new counter.

• To create a counter with the counter definition, continue with Create counter.
• To create a shift for resetting the counter definition, continue with Create shift.