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Site Types can be added to a site either manually by an internal user from the Site Details screen, or by configuring a form to add the site type automatically as part of form integration configuration.
Site types can be managed under Admin → Lookups → Site Types.
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Site Alternative Names can be created automatically when a Site Type is added to a site. The Site Type can be added manually by an internal user or via nFORM Submission integration (requires correct use of integration tags)
If PREFIX_CODE, TTL_NUM_CHARS, and SEQ_LAST_USED are populated in the REF_SITE_ALT_NAME_TYPE table, it is considered to be a system generated alternative name using the prefix, and total number of digits specified.
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