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TIBCO iProcess® Engine 11.10.0

# About Sequence Numbers

A sequence number is simply a unique identifier for an object. TIBCO iProcess® Engine uses six different types of sequence number, as shown in the following table.

Sequence Number | Stored in table... | Unique identifier for a...
o_reqid | staffo | Work item
casenum | case_information | Case
proc_id | proc_index | Procedure
wait_id | wait | Outstanding Wait
def_id | cdqp_def | CDQP definition
cfg_id | cdqp_cfg | CDQP value
monitor_id | iap_monitor | Procedure that IAP is monitoring
`provider_id` | `eaiws_jms_provider` 1 Only created if TIBCO iProcess Technology Plug-ins are installed. | JMS provider
`destination_id` | `eaiws_jms_destination` 2 | JMS endpoints for JMS provider

These sequence numbers are generated on an “as required” basis by iProcess Engine, which calls one of the following stored database procedures:

| • | `sp_cdqp_cfg_sequence`

| • | `sp_cdqp_def_sequence`

| • | `sp_cnum_sequence`

| • | `sp_procid_sequence`

| • | `sp_reqid_sequence`

| • | `sp_waitid_sequence`

| • | `sp_iap_monitor_id_sequence`

| • | `sp_eaiws_jms_provider_seq`

| • | `sp_eaiws_jms_destination_seq`

The procedure accesses the `sequences` table, increments the value of the `seq_val` column for the appropriate row, identified by the `seq_id` column, and returns that value. The returned value is then used as the next sequence number in the appropriate table.

Note: For more information about these stored procedures please see the database creation script (`init2Kdb2.sql`).

However, getting sequence numbers directly from the database in this way can create a performance bottleneck, because while one process is requesting a number it must block any other process from attempting to do so.

To minimize the effect of this bottleneck, you can assign a cache of a block of sequence numbers to a process, by using process attributes. The process gets a sequence number from its cache when it needs one, and only accesses the database to refresh the cache when it has run out of numbers. For more information, see "Sequence Caching" in TIBCO iProcess Engine Administrator's Guide.

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