The Generate Serial Number dialog is opened from the Serial Number tab on the General Design dialog. The Generate Serial Number dialog contains the following fields:
The number of serial numbers to generate. This has a maximum of 32000.
If selected, sequential serial numbers will be generated starting with the one specified in the First serial number field.
The first serial number in the sequence. The following rules apply to the first password:
Must consist only of alphanumeric characters and dashes ("A-Z", "a-z", "0-9", "-").
Cannot contain spaces.
Cannot start or end with a dash.
If selected, random serial numbers will be generated based on the mask entered in the Serial number mask field.
A mask of the serial numbers to generate. The following mask characters may be used:
Character |
What will be generated |
# |
Random number |
* |
Uppercase letter ("A-Z") |
@ |
Lowercase letter ("a-z") |
? |
Random number or uppercase letter ("A-Z", "0-9") |
- |
A dash character |
A literal character |
The literal character will be displayed |
Mask |
Example of what could be generated |
####-####-####-#### |
4754-8345-1970-4486 |
CDKEY-*****-??? |
CDKEY-KWNGV-H39 |
@####@####@ |
f7986j2658y |
???-INDIGO-???-??? |
LA5-INDIGO-8W0-9FM |
*@@@@@ |
Gpnenos |
PW-1998-###### |
PW-1998-348521 |