New numbering/unique ID for each row on summary report template

[BenBlowers2]

Hi all,

I am creating a very simple summary report for all my photos. I would like each row in the summary to have a new number, "1", "2", "3".. etc...

I cannot use objectid, as this numbering system is sequential and wont ever start at 1, 2, 3 etc.

Is it possible to have a new unique numbering system for summary rows within a report template?

Thanks,

Ben

[Katie_Clark]

Hi Ben,

I'm not familiar with a way to generate this automatically with the summary report, but one thing you could do is add an integer field/column to the feature layer and generate the numbers through a field calculation before generating your reports. 

This support article on How To: Sort and create a sequentially ordered ID field in an attribute table in ArcGIS Pro might help to get you started. 

[DerrickWestoby · Accepted solution]

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@BenBlowers2 wrote:

Hi all,

I am creating a very simple summary report for all my photos. I would like each row in the summary to have a new number, "1", "2", "3".. etc...

I cannot use objectid, as this numbering system is sequential and wont ever start at 1, 2, 3 etc.

Is it possible to have a new unique numbering system for summary rows within a report template?

Thanks,

Ben

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Agree with Katherine's post. 

You could calculate the integer field with something like position(..) if you're using a repeat.  It will auto-increment based on the repeat record, but it will not watch out for duplicates (for example, if you have 12 entries and delete #8 and then add a new record, you'll have two #12s). 

edit: actually, it looks like you can access the position of a record in a report now without having to store it as a field.  

${#defects}
${$feature | getValue: "position"}
${/}

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/survey123/browser/analyze-results/featurereporttemplates.htm