OID Generator Value
The next screen displayed is the OID Generator code (
OID Generator Code).
OID Generator Code
Enterprise Edition requires an OID generator code for all conversions. It uses the code to create OID values that uniquely identify each record in the database.
You can use any numeric value for the OID generator code. Once you enter the code, an algorithm populates the database OID fields and ensures uniqueness across all records, tables, and databases within the company. The value stored in each OID field uses the format:
<date><seq_value>.<registration_id>
Where:
<date> is the server date in yyyymmdd format.
<seq_value> is obtained from a Progress database sequence.
<registration_id> identifies the origin of the OID value.
The OID generator code you enter is also used as the registration ID for the full OID value written to database records when they are created. The registration ID is derived from the code by reversing its digits. The code is stored and displayed in Database Control (36.24.1, mgdbpm.p) and can be modified later, if necessary.
