WHAT IT'S USED FOR:
Some accession number formats may include ranges. For example, an accession number 1998/123/a-d has the format 'Year / Sequence / Sub-sequence range'. Range delimiters separate the first value in a range from the last value in the range. In this example there is a range of 4 items (a-d) covered by this one accession number.
Range delimiters will only be recognized in a format if one or more segments in the format have 'Yes' entered in the Ranges field.
Note that the Range delimiters you use must be different from the character(s) you use as Segment delimiters. Vernon Systems recommends the use of '-' as a range delimiter where possible. It is a generally accepted and logical symbol for a range of values.
You may have existing accession numbers that use the same character for delimiting segments and for expressing a range. As an example, in the accession number '1999-100-a-d' the first two dashes are segment delimiters, and the last dash is a range delimiter. In such cases Vernon Systems can write a "Pre-Parser" to rationalise this number so that the system can still perform accession number validation.
WHERE TO FIND IT:
The Definition Page of the Accession Number Formats window
HOW TO USE IT:
Range delimiters is a text field. Enter the character you use between characters within segments to denote a range.
Email support@vernonsystems.com for help creating Accession Number formats.
