Like the function autonumber(a,b). However, the number ranges defined by this function are valid system-wide, across profile boundaries.
IMPORTANT: This function is only safe on a system without Load balancing. On load balancing systems, a stored procedure or similar must be used to achieve ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) across the load balancing cluster. When this function is executed, a connection to the main database ("hub") is established and closed again. Please note that this can lead to large performance losses with very frequent function calls.
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See Constants for system-wide number ranges.