[Solved] Linking numbered paragraphs to numbered headings

[steingod]

Hi,

I am running OOo 3.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 but believe the question is of more generic character. I would like to link numbered paragraphs to numbered headings in order to create a system requirements document where I add a number of requirements under each heading. Typically the headings used in various parts of the document vary (thus using headings is not an option) and I would like every requirement to start the numbering with R, i.e R2.1.1, R2.1.2, R2.1.3, ... in section 2.1.

Is this possible? I have tried to search both the forum and internet without success. Any hints are greatly appreciated.

All the best
Øystein

[Hagar Delest]

Hi and welcome to the forum!

The first possibility is to put 'R' then the Chapter number field and then a Number range field. For the latter, see for example: [Solved] Automatically number each row, you'll have to manually reset the value to 1 for each new section (or change the variable name, more robust IMHO).

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[steingod]

Thanks for a very quick reply.

Please ignore my lacking knowledge in the field, is it possible to include this in paragraph numbering (using Autotext as fallback)?

All the best
Øystein

[acknak]

Another possibility might be to use a database to generate/store the numbers, then insert them into the text document by a field. The database can be a simple spreadsheet. That would allow you to have complete control over the form and sequence of the numbering.

It would be a nasty chore to keep the numbering in sync with the document, however--if you ever add a heading, you have to manually add a new number for it in the data source.

Oh, and it wouldn't work with cross-references, either.

Hmm, maybe not such a good idea...