Labels for Short Name (*PD)

If Product Design Mode is Developer, the Product Definition screens have Short Name (*PD) fields. These fields must be filled in before generating the product. For drop-down lists, you specify the short name in the Typelist (*PD) field.

When designing a product, create short names that follow best-practice naming conventions agreed upon by the organization or team.

Mind map label for short name

For all topics with markers (except Product and Product Line ) in the XMind mind map, you can specify the short name in a label. The label becomes the Short Name (*PD) in the visualized product.

Short name requirements

Short names must:
  • Start with an uppercase letter
  • Include only letters, digits, $ or _
  • Clauses and clause categories – Be unique within the product line
  • Clause terms – Be unique within the parent clause
  • Drop-down list entries – Can start with a lowercase letter or digit

Short Name (*PD) fields have character limits that are enforced in the user interface. If you import a mind map or template where short names exceed the character limits, the short names are truncated. Short Name (*PD) is visible if Product Design Mode is Developer.

The character limits for short names are:
Fields Limit Description
Clauses 45
Clause categories 45
Clause terms 30
Risk objects 22
Exposures 22
Attributes or fields 30
Drop-down list values 45
Product line 22 On the Product Definition screen, PolicyLine Subtype, excluding prefix (*PD)

Words to avoid

The short name cannot be one of the following keywords. The check is case-insensitive.
  • Java keywords
  • Gosu keywords – See Gosu Reference Guide
  • The following SQL keywords:
    • use
    • type

The name can include these words. For example, abstract is a Java and Gosu keyword, so the short name cannot be ABSTRACT, but can be abstractPhrase.

Words to avoid for exposures and coverables

For exposures and coverables, field short names cannot match certain property names on PolicyCenter entities. Coverables are risk object that have coverages, including product lines. Using one of these words results in a warning, but does not block you from completing code generation. Guidewire recommends that you change the name so that no warning is issued.

On exposures and coverables, including the product line, do not use these words as field short names:
  • Changed
  • ExpirationDate
  • Class
  • New
  • DisplayName
  • TYPE
  • EffectiveDate
    • On coverables, including the product line, do not use this word as field short names:
    • State
    On the product line, do not use these words as field short names:
    • AdditionalInsureds
    • BaseState
    • Branch
    Note: These are the words to avoid that you are most likely to use. This is not a complete list.

    Defaulting Short Name (*PD)

    When you create or update a visualized product from a mind map, you can choose to create default short names. Choose Default additional fields on the Load Product popup. Design Mode must be set to Developer.

    If Product Design Mode is Developer, the Product Definition screens have Short Name (*PD) fields. These fields must be filled in before generating the product. For drop-down lists, you specify the short name in the Typelist (*PD) field.

    When designing a product, create short names that follow best-practice naming conventions agreed upon by the organization or team.