Valid Names
The following table shows the criteria for valid names of the different items in the Deltanji system:
| Item | Valid Characters | Maximum Length | Case Sensitive? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object base | Letters, numbers and punctuation characters, but cannot contain backslash (\), forwardslash (/) or asterisk (*) | 60 in combination with variant code and version number | Yes |
| Variant code | Letters, numbers and punctuation characters, , but cannot contain backslash (\), forwardslash (/) or asterisk (*) | See above | Yes |
| Version number | Numeric only | See above | N/A |
| Component name | Any letters, numbers and punctuation characters | 200 | Yes |
| Change request code | Any letters, numbers and punctuation characters | 30 | Yes |
| Change request type | Any letters, numbers and punctuation characters | 16 | Yes |
| Change request status | Any letters, numbers and punctuation characters | 15 | Yes |
| Location code | Letters, numbers and punctuation characters, but cannot contain comma, backslash (\), pipe (|) or colon (:), cannot begin with "+","-", "@","$$" and cannot end with "#". Also, the name "EMPTY" is reserved. Avoid creating names beginning with "%" or containing the space character. | 40 | Yes |
| Physical location code | Letters, numbers and punctuation characters | 45 | Yes |
| Location list | Letters, numbers and punctuation characters, but cannot contain backslash (\) | 30 | Yes |
| System | Letters, numbers and punctuation characters, but cannot contain backslash (\) | 30 | Yes |
| Function code | Letters, numbers and punctuation characters, but cannot contain backslash (\) or pipe (|), and cannot begin with % | 30 | Yes |
| User ID | Any letters, numbers and punctuation characters | 30 | Partially |
| Access right | Letters (uppercase recommended) and numbers | 30 | Yes |