Aug 28th, 2010, 8:32 AM
Hi sumanguj,
Yes, Aluwe is absolutely right. The unique submission_id is automatically generated for every submission, so that's definitely the simplest solution. If you don't like the fact that it starts at 1, and would like it to start at (say) 10,000, check out the Submission ID Manager module. That allows you to set the start number to whatever you want.
If you need something fancier (e.g. alphanumeric numbers or something), you should check out the Submission Pre-Parser module. That lets you do what Aluwe suggested: create a random number, or something else for all incoming submissions.
Good luck with the project!
- Ben
Yes, Aluwe is absolutely right. The unique submission_id is automatically generated for every submission, so that's definitely the simplest solution. If you don't like the fact that it starts at 1, and would like it to start at (say) 10,000, check out the Submission ID Manager module. That allows you to set the start number to whatever you want.
If you need something fancier (e.g. alphanumeric numbers or something), you should check out the Submission Pre-Parser module. That lets you do what Aluwe suggested: create a random number, or something else for all incoming submissions.
Good luck with the project!
- Ben