Weird autonumbering problem with Framemaker

[Matt Sullivan]

I second Lin's solution!

I usually keep my autonumbering documentation on a table on a reference
page. This allows me to have access to it when using the file, rather than
remembering the last place I left the .xls file! 


-Matt

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-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lin Sims
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:00 PM
To: Eva Whitley
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Weird autonumbering problem with Framemaker

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Eva Whitley <Eva.Whitley at noaa.gov> wrote:
> Well, after literally hours of work, I've managed to trace the problem 
> to a bad second level heading that was causing the re-set. However, 
> fixing it meant trying to re-do the autonumbering on the headings, and 
> I just can't figure out how to structure the headings so Heading 1.1 
> in Section 2 re-sets as 1.1, not as 4.1 (there are three headings at 
> that level in the first Section). I've asked my boss for the 
> assistance of someone who has had FrameMaker training to try to fix 
> the problem but I accept that it's beyond me.
>
> I also made a case for getting some training at our departmental 
> meeting today, so we'll see what develops there.
>
> I can't send the document out (in contains passwords) but I may be 
> able to send our template out if anyone wants to see how the document 
> is sent up now.
>
> Again, thanks for the help. Maybe someday I'll get training and be 
> able to help another newbie!
>

What helped me when I had more complicated numbering strings was to set up a
spreadsheet. The first column contains the tags that need to be included in
the numbering series. The first row contained a description of what the
number was for. You plug the numbering blocks into the cells, and it's
pretty easy to track when a reset needs to occur and the like.

Remember when using a numbering string to provide it with a series tag
(e.g., "H:" for headings) and to have the same number of blocks in each
tag's string.

That is, if your Heading1 is "1." and Heading2 is "1.1" and resets after
each Heading1, then BOTH tags should contain 2 blocks. For
example:

Heading1 numbering string is "H:<n=1>.< =0>"
Heading2 numbering string is "H:< >.<n+>"

HTH

--
Lin Sims
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