Item ID

What is an Item ID?

An Item ID is a unique number that's automatically generated for every item in Alloy. It's mainly for internal use but there are some ways it can be useful to you, so we've made it easy to get.

When viewing an item in the right panel, select the top icon to copy its ID to your clipboard.

Note

Users are not assigned an Item ID.

Examples

Item IDs are a long alphanumeric code:

5f6b9c0e8163400065eae35f

The system features provided with Alloy (e.g. designs, interfaces, groups, workflows) are identified by an alphabetical code:

designs_teamMembers
designInterfaces_defects
userGroups_workflowManagers

Custom features created by your organisation are a combination - an alphabetic code suffixed with an alphanumeric code:

designs_bollardType3_5caf1493ff5c130f70760bd4
workflows_updateMeteoSensor_5ec51ec29effd8005682cd00

Uses

Here are some ways you can use an Item ID.

Search

You can paste an Item ID into the Search panel to find an item quickly.

AQS queries

Item IDs can be used in AQS queries. They're particularly useful when used as parameters.

Reports

A report can contain an Alloy Id data source, which could be used to specify the item to be reported on (or used as a parameter for an AQS data source).