File Naming

General Guidelines

• The general file name format is: name-of-entity_project_YYYY-MM-DD_version(optional)
• Separate each item in the file name with an underscore 
• Separate the year, month, and day in the date with hyphens
• For items with multiple words, 

1. Name of Entity

Begin the file name with the most relevant entity. This could a partnership, wholly owned business, leasee, client, supplier, internal project name, etc. If an abbreviation for the entity is commonly used, use the abbreviation in the file name (e.g. MICO).

2. Project

The Project is the most relevant description of the work within the file. This could be a limited partnership agreement, meeting agenda, etc. 

3. Date

The date of the most recent edits in YYYY-MM-DD format. 

4. Version

Version of the document (optional) in the format V1, V2, etc.