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ProWrite has 3 levels of unique identifiers to help you keep your documents organized. These are CUIDs, DUIDs, and GUIDs (AKA UUIDs).

CUID

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So for example-

• PQR #
• WPS # when combined with WPS Rev #
• WPQ# when combined with WPS #, WPS # Rev, Welder Identifier
• Welder ID

This new structure allows duplicate CUIDS so something like a tracking number that your customer "John Smith Co" demands be on "WPS 1" while "Pyramid Co." demands a different value be on "WPS 1" can be accommodated. Those 2 companies requirements may directly conflict or "WPS 1" may have already been in use in its present form and should be kept in that exact state permanently but the new company wants some change that, though not impactful of qualification, is an alteration and they still require the same WPS number and revision as was originally submitted to them in their documentation.

DUID

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<Entity Type>-<Date in YYYYMMDD>-<incrementing #>

so for example-

Welder-20151210-1
WPS-20151210-2

This field will be unique for each PQR, WPS, WPQ and Welder in your database but will not be unique across all ProWrite databases in the world.

GUID

Globally Unique IDentifier
A system generated near guaranteed globally unique value that represents 1 PQR, WPS, WPQ or Welder and only 1 in the world. Be aware for those using a ProWrite Offline DB or an on site MS SQL Server copying the database manually does, of course, duplicate the entity GUIDs. That's one of the limitations of a non-hosted solution that can't be easily overcome.:

• CUID
  • Human Readable
  • Human Accessible/Modifiable
• DUID
  • Human Readable
  • Non-Human Accessible/Modifiable
• GUID (AKA UUIDs)
  • Less Human Readable
  • Non-Human Accessible/Modifiable

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