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This guide will help you learn how to automatically generate a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) with Apatar. UUIDs can be used to identify one's records with reasonable confidence that the identifier will never be unintentionally used by anyone for anything else.

Configuration

To generate a UUID in Apatar,

  1. Open an operation node (Transform, Filter, or whatever).
  2. Switch to the Functions tab.
  3. Click on the Constant section and find the Generate UUID icon.
  4. Drag-and-Drop it to the to the operation's work panel.



  5. Drag-and-Drop the data field to write the generated UUID into.
  6. Map the function node with the data field.



  7. Click Ok.

Preview

To preview the results, right-click on the operation node and select Preview Results.

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