Enable validation for find numbers

Find numbers are unique identifiers assigned to each line in a product structure. You can control how new find numbers are allocated maintaining the uniqueness and non-zero values. Teamcenter assigns a unique find number to each line in the product structure. They provide an additional identifier or label for organizing the items in a single-level structure relationship. You can set the following site preferences to validate find numbers: Site preference Description PS_new_seqno_mode Determines how new find numbers are allocated when items are inserted into a BOM view or BOM view revision. The default value is new. When it is set to this value, every item is given a new find number within the current BOM view, starting with 10 and increasing by 10. This preference has three settings: New: Every item is given a new find number within the current BOM view, starting with 10 and increasing by increments of 10. Existing: If an item with the same identifier already exists in the BOM view, Teamcenter assigns the inserted item the same find number. If not, the item is assigned a new find number according to the default sequence. None: No find number is allocated to items inserted into a BOM view; users can add their own find number later.

Note After a find number crosses the value 2147483647, for every new line added, the find number starts from 8 and is incremented by 1 instead of 10. PS_Find_Number_Validation Determines whether the system validates find numbers. If validation is enabled by setting this preference, an error displays when the find number is zero or is not unique within the parent structure. By default, it is set to false. When it is set to this value, the system does not validate the Find Number. PS_Duplicate_FindNo_Update Determines whether duplicate find numbers of the same item are updated. By default, it is set to true. When it is set to this value, duplicate find numbers of the same item are updated.