VM-Core/src/main/java/com/validation/manager/core/tool/Tool.java
public static Object buildId(Object item, Object postfix, boolean usePrefix) {
        Object pf;
        Object key = null;
        String prefix;
        if (postfix == null) {
            pf = "";
        } else {
            pf = "-" + postfix;
        }
        if (item instanceof TestCase) {
            TestCase tc = (TestCase) item;
            prefix = "tc";
            key = (usePrefix ? prefix + "-" : "") + tc.getTestCasePK().getId()
                    + "-" + tc.getTestCasePK().getTestCaseTypeId()
                    + pf;
        } else if (item instanceof Requirement) {
            Requirement r = (Requirement) item;
            key = r.getUniqueId() + pf;
        } else if (item instanceof ExecutionStep) {
            ExecutionStep es = (ExecutionStep) item;
            prefix = "es";
            key = (usePrefix ? prefix + "-" : "")
                    + es.getExecutionStepPK().getStepId() + "-"
                    + es.getExecutionStepPK().getStepTestCaseId() + "-"
                    + es.getExecutionStepPK().getTestCaseExecutionId() + pf;
        } else if (item instanceof Issue) {
            Issue issue = (Issue) item;
            prefix = "issue";
            key = (usePrefix ? prefix + "-" : "") + issue.getIssuePK().getId() + pf;
        } else if (item instanceof TestCaseExecution) {
            TestCaseExecution tce = (TestCaseExecution) item;
            prefix = "tce";
            key = (usePrefix ? prefix + "-" : "") + tce.getId() + pf;
        }
        return key;
    }
public static Object buildId(Object item, Object postfix, boolean usePrefix) {
        Object pf;
        Object key = null;
        String prefix;
        if (postfix == null) {
            pf = "";
        } else {
            pf = "-" + postfix;
        }
        if (item instanceof TestCase) {
            TestCase tc = (TestCase) item;
            prefix = "tc";
            key = (usePrefix ? prefix + "-" : "") + tc.getTestCasePK().getId()
                    + "-" + tc.getTestCasePK().getTestCaseTypeId()
                    + pf;
        } else if (item instanceof Requirement) {
            Requirement r = (Requirement) item;
            key = r.getUniqueId() + pf;
        } else if (item instanceof ExecutionStep) {
            ExecutionStep es = (ExecutionStep) item;
            prefix = "es";
            key = (usePrefix ? prefix + "-" : "")
                    + es.getExecutionStepPK().getStepId() + "-"
                    + es.getExecutionStepPK().getStepTestCaseId() + "-"
                    + es.getExecutionStepPK().getTestCaseExecutionId() + pf;
        } else if (item instanceof Issue) {
            Issue issue = (Issue) item;
            prefix = "issue";
            key = (usePrefix ? prefix + "-" : "") + issue.getIssuePK().getId() + pf;
        } else if (item instanceof TestCaseExecution) {
            TestCaseExecution tce = (TestCaseExecution) item;
            prefix = "tce";
            key = (usePrefix ? prefix + "-" : "") + tce.getId() + pf;
        }
        return key;
    }
Builder of unique id's for items.

@param item Item to get the id from
@param postfix postfix to add to the key
@param usePrefix Use the prefix?
@return key for the object