What are identifiers?
Identifiers are unique names that Discoverer Administrator uses to identify unique EUL objects (and workbook objects in Discoverer Plus and Discoverer Viewer). Discoverer Administrator uses identifiers to recognize when an object imported from another EUL refers to the same business object in the EUL you are importing into. This enables customized (or patched) EUL objects to be preserved. For example, a folder named Sales in EUL A may refer to the same folder named Sales Figures in EUL B. Both folders have the same identifier and can therefore be recognized as referring to the same EUL object. Identifiers are visible in Discoverer Administrator but are hidden from Discoverer Plus users. Typically, you will never need to alter an identifier. Indeed, changing identifiers is not advisable because it can affect the relationships between EUL objects. However, in some cases you might want to modify identifiers. For example, you might want to modify identifiers: to comply with strict naming c
