This topic lists the requirements for naming various workflow-related items.
The name of a workflow definition must conform to the following rules:
TIP Workflow names that begin or end with spaces might be difficult to find when performing a search.
Ensure that all names:
Contain 23 characters or less - event logs, queues, and rosters. See note.
NOTE For event logs, queues, and rosters, the Process Engine system generates a corresponding database view name with a distinctive prefix which must be contained within the 30 character limit. If you specify a name for one of these items that is longer than 23 characters, the view name is truncated. If you create another item with the same name for the first 19 characters and differentiated by the final few characters, that view name is also truncated and the end of the name is an internally generated number (0001, 0002, and so on). These database view names are generated by the system so the truncation is not a problem. If you have applications that need the actual name of the database view for a query, it will be easier to determine which item to query if you use shorter names.
In addition, you cannot use any of the following reserved words for a name:
abs |
envfield |
sizeof |
On Windows-based systems, the following characters are not allowed:
* | \ | # | [ | ] | ! | < | > | - | " | (space) |