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alias: user-guide-business-workflow-task-generate-name
render_macros: false
description: "Generates names using a configured name generator and its counter reservation rules."
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# Generate Name

Generates names using a configured name generator and its counter reservation rules.

![Screenshot of a Business Workflow generating a Material name and displaying it in operator feedback.](images/business-workflow-task-generate-name.png)

## Inputs

Set `NameGenerator`, `EntitySource`, `NumberOfNames` in the task details. Use the value editor to select compatible results from earlier tasks.

## Outputs

Use `Names`, `Name` in subsequent tasks.

??? example "Generate Name"

    Enter the configured `NameGenerator`, connect its source entity to `EntitySource`, and request one name. Use `Name`; for a batch, consume `Names`. Generator configuration controls reservation and counter behavior.

## Behavior

The configured name generator controls reservations and counters. `Name` contains the single generated name; `Names` contains the batch.