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Business IDs

Business IDs are unique sequential values for code values in a code list. You can use business IDs as identifiers in applications that use

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When you create reference data sets or code lists, you can enable business IDs in code lists. You can configure business IDs in numeric or alphanumeric formats. When you add code values to a code list, Reference 360 generates business IDs sequentially for the code values in the specified format. You can't update the business ID configuration after you save the code list.

You can select one of the following formats for business IDs:

Alphanumeric. Use 10 to 24 characters, starting with a prefix that consists of three characters. The prefix can contain uppercase letters and numbers. For example, RDM4AB78W2.

Numeric. Use 10 to 24 numbers including a prefix of three digits. For example, 9994567123. You can enter an offset value. The business ID of code values created by

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starts at the offset value, excluding the prefix. For example, with a length of 10, an offset value of 1000, and a prefix of 999, the starting business ID is 9990001000. Reference 360 imports code values with the prefix 999 if their business IDs are lower than the offset value and rejects them if they are equal to or greater than it.

If you enable business IDs for code lists, you can import code values with their business IDs from a CSV file. You can also export code values with their business IDs to a CSV or JSON file.

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