# Base Enums

**URL:** <https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/base-enums/28734>\
**Category:** Developer Forum\
**Created:** [January 16, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/base-enums/28734 "2011-01-16T17:00:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![cmstforr79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cmstforr79](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/cmstforr79)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/base-enums/28734/1 "2011-01-16T17:00:11Z")

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Good evening,

I have a question with regards to Base Enums within Dynamics AX Data Dictionary.

When I create a new base enum with 3 elelments the enum values allocated to the element are incremental and automatically allocated.

Does any know if these values need to be incremental i.e. 0,1,2 or can they be for example 7,4,9?

Do AX Standards suggest the value are incremental? The functionalily does not stop me from overwiting the enum values with new values but are there standards recommending that I stick with the values defined by AX?

Thanks,  
Tom

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**Author:** ![kranthi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kranthi](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/kranthi)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/base-enums/28734/2 "2011-01-17T06:23:58Z")

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Why do you worry about the values? When the system is generating the values…[:)]

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> The functionalily does not stop me from overwiting the enum values with new values but are there standards recommending

It will not allow you to have duplicate values…

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**Author:** ![cmstforr79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cmstforr79](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/cmstforr79)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 8:33am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/base-enums/28734/3 "2011-01-17T08:33:43Z")

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Good morning Kranthi and thanks for your reply.

When I created my enum with 3 elements I noticed that the Enum value field was NOT read only and wanted to know if anyone ever overwrites the default value specified by AX.

Thanks and kind regards,

Tom

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**Author:** ![kranthi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kranthi](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/kranthi)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/base-enums/28734/4 "2011-01-17T09:27:07Z")

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Yes - you can overwrite the default values…

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**Author:** ![adithya90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@adithya90](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/adithya90)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/base-enums/28734/5 "2012-10-30T05:40:43Z")

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can u plz let me know how to override that default value?!

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**Author:** ![Kuppusamy\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@Kuppusamy\_S](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/Kuppusamy_S)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 6:44am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/base-enums/28734/6 "2012-10-30T06:44:20Z")

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Hi, Change the enumvalue property of element. Regards, Kuppusamy S

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**Author:** ![adithya90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@adithya90](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/adithya90)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/base-enums/28734/7 "2012-10-31T06:57:49Z")

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thanx kuppusamy 🙂