button in the Properties pane opens the New Code dialog box used to generate an unique
code as the property value.
Sequences allows you to generate next available code from selected number sequence. This can be used to for example generate document and item codes to name individually and automatically your design documents. CUSTOMTOOLS ensures that collapsing codes are not used in multi-user environment. If user first generates a code from sequence and then cancels the operations the canceled code is re-used in order to prevent gaps in sequence.
The button in the Properties pane opens the New Code dialog box used to generate an unique
code as the property value.
| Sequence |
Specifies the sequence used to generate the document code. Available sequences depends on your Property settings. By default, all the existing sequences are listed in
the Sequence box but if you want, you can determine the available sequences in the Select Content Options page of the Property settings.
The sequence that is currently in use for the Property is selected by default in the New Code dialog box. |
| Next code | Shows the next available code based on the selected sequence. |
Document codes based on the sequences gets reserved when the OK button is clicked on the New Code dialog box. In case that the user have reserved a document code from
the sequence and then exited the Properties pane by clicking the 
button, the reserved code stays reserved.
The unused codes that are reserved could be managed under the Unused codes options. Click the 
button
to open the options to manage the unused codes that are reserved. The unused reserved document codes appear into the Unused codes list.
In case you have any Unused codes, the first of those codes is used on the next time you take a new document code using a Property which have the sequence associated to. If you do not want to use the Unused codes anymore, you can clean up the Unused codes list with the following controls available in the New Code dialog box:
| Remove selected | Removes the selected code from the reserved codes list. |
| Remove all | Removes all reserved codes that are unused. |
Click the 
button to hide the Unused codes.