Edit counter definition

Prerequisite

Expert or Administrator role

Procedure

1. Call up the Planning & control > ID Builder > Counter definitions tab.
2. Open counter definition with .

   Or:

   Select counter definition from the table.

   

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. Accept changes to the 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.