Example of formula segments

Define each part of the formula name as segments in the code. In this example, there are six segments in the Rule, but only five parts to the formula name.

COLOR.037-RED-CS\001 consists of six Auto Code Segments. The first segment is used in the Copy Method, but not the formula name.


Segment	Name	Configuration	Example
1	Class	User selects from a drop-list.	Recipe
2	Lab	Pre-filled by the selected Rule.	`COLOR`
3	Number	Formula number that is assigned by Optiva.	`037`
4	Color	User selects from a drop-list.	`RED`
5	User Initials	User specifies the text.	`CS`
6	Version	Formula version that is assigned by Optiva.	`001`


Example Segment	Description
Class `"Recipe"`	The user is going to select a class for the new object during the naming process; so this is a selection segment. Because it is not going to be used in the name, the segment is designated as "not included". The Copy Method refers to the selection as `[%]`, where the `""` indicates that it is the first Auto Code segment defined.
Lab name `"COLOR"`	Because this rule is specific to the lab, this is a fixed segment. When anyone creates a new formula and selects this rule, this name is displayed automatically in the formula name and it cannot be edited.
Formula number `"037"`	Each formula in the lab has its own number indicated here. It is three digits long, but if the number is fewer than three digits, zeros are used to complete the three characters. For example, 89 is shown as 089. The number is automatically assigned by Optiva and cannot be edited by the user.
Color `"RED"`	The user selects the appropriate color for the formula from a drop-list. The selection is limited by the enumerated list that is established by the Optiva administrator.
User’s initials `"CS"`	The user must enter his initials in a three-character placeholder. If the user selects to enter only two initials, the third placeholder is eliminated, for example, CS. When the rule is invoked, the user sees three underscores, which serve as placeholders for the text. Users cannot specify X, XX, or XXX for their initials.
Version number `"001"`	Only applicable to the Formula and Specification forms. The three-digit number for the version is like the sequential number that is assigned to the formula. Because a new formula has a new number in segment 2, the version number is always 001. It is included so that the user does not have to specify it. Another rule can be established to copy a formula and not assign a new number for segment 2. In this case, the version number is incremented.