GetUidOffset()

Something new I learned this week  is that appareantly there’s a function GetUidOffset in CodeUnit1 (and it has been there for a couple of versions).

GetUidOffset

EXIT(0);
// =0 --> control- and variable ids are assigned
// based on license.
// >0 --> control- and variable ids are using numbering
//starting from that number

The purpose of this function would be for a Partner (developer) to influence the way in which numbers (ID’s) are generated for controls when adding them on a form/page. For example, you are developing an add-on and you are using a specific range (license), for example: 70000 – 71000.

When you add a field to a page you get this:

And when I make a change to the function GetUidOffset:

GetUidOffset

//*** Begin:

//EXIT(0);

EXIT(70000);

//***End;

This is what happens:

I went online and did a little search and found the following:

• unique-ids-for-isvs.aspx
• http://dynamicsuser.net/blogs/vanvugt/archive/2011/04/22/bais-4-getuidoffset.aspx

Interesting, no? And, remember to re-open the company in NAV after changing CodeUnit1.