Conventions for names and descriptions

Conventions for naming objects

Conventions for describing objects

Authorized characters

Naming objects

When you name objects, respect the following conventions:

• You can use up to 32 characters. (64 characters for WebServices objects of types: Web Service, Binding)
• You can only use:
• Numbers from 0 to 9
• Letters from A to Z (upper or lower-case)
• The underscore character ( _ )
• You cannot use accented letters in object names.
• All objects must have a unique name in the Folder.

Note: Each enabler may have specific naming conventions. For more information, refer to the enabler-specific documentation.

Describing objects

You can optionally enter a description for objects in the Label field on the General tab of the Properties window.

Follow the set of conventions listed below when you enter a description.

• You can use up to 128 characters.
• You can use the characters represented by the following ASCII codes:
• 32
• 34 through 126 inclusive

Authorized characters

The following table summarizes the set of authorized characters that you can use to name and to describe objects. As noted in the documentation where appropriate, when you name some objects, you can only use a subset of this table.

Note: On the Description tab of each properties window, you can also use all UNICODE character sets.