Is there a way to reset empty table Row IDs?

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I am creating a template out of an existing document.
For the purpose of the template I deleted the rows within most of the tables.
How can I reset the Row_IDs of these tables in the template?
To elaborate:
I use the Row_ID to identify entities (for example, requirements will be identified as “REQ_[row_id]”).
I would like to reset those IDs in the empty tables provided with the template.
How do I do that?
How do I reset the IDs in an empty table OR how do I create a template while making sure all tables row IDs are reset from the first place?
Thank you!

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Rows IDs will always be unique (meaning they won’t reset even if certain rows are deleted) - The best way to get a sequential count in your rows/tables even when things are deleted is to do:

  • ThisTable.find(thisRow)

That will output a sequential list starting at 1 all the time!

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There is no easy way to do this although there is a workaround that may work in certain cases if you don’t need table references. See this forum post:

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Thank you for the answer.
I use the row_id as a unique identifier trusting it will not change in any circumstances (even if rows are added, deleted, moved, etc.).
I believe this solution will not be useful in this case.

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Thank you for the answer.
I am aware of this workaround, but since I have many tables and view, I am not sure how can it be used without breaking the dependencies.
I’ll try to think about some kind of a workaround for the workaround… :slight_smile:

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Thank you @Ed_Liveikis, it worked.
It required some manual effort, I did it branch by branch, into a temp doc, before creating a template.

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