Create a Unique Identifier

[Shivalika Sharma]

Hello,

Part 1) I am trying to create a unique identifier for every ticket created using Confiform. Is there any built in option for that?

Part2) I was also thinking of using the timestamp with milli seconds when a ticket is created. Is there a way to get current data and time in Confiforms? Please guide me here as I am still learning.

Part 3) Also let me know if this could be achieved using javascript, if so, then how can I achieve that.

Thank you! 

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ · Accepted solution]

ConfiForms has recordId and id fields available in every record

https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/Documentation

[Shivalika Sharma]

Thank you!

I tried doing that and am able to get a unique ID.

A leading question.

I have setup a dashboard where I view the submitted tickets. The default phase is detection. For some reason my id does not show on this view 

in detection phase, but when I edit and change my phase to response, it shows up on the dashboard. There are no rules on the id, not sure why this would happen. I can see the ID (request id) when I edit the entry, but just not on the dashboard. Please advice!

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

What is a Request id and how do you assign/set it?

[Shivalika Sharma]

I am getting request id using above and setting a value to ready only field (formid).

Please let me know if I am doing it right way.

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

id is available only after record is created. for new records this does not make much sense, as the value is empty

[Shivalika Sharma]

Makes sense. I just need it after the record is created.
How can I invoke it so that it shows up in the dashboard?

Thank you!

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Why do you want this in another field and dont want to use the existing "id" field?

[Shivalika Sharma]

Sorry, I think I am missing something. How can I use the existing "id" field?

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Inside your TableView macro put a ConfiForms Field macro, with a field name parameter set to id

[Shivalika Sharma]

Got it, thanks so much @Alex Medved _ConfiForms_