[O3 Framework](../API.md) / generateOfflineUuid

# Function: generateOfflineUuid()

> **generateOfflineUuid**(): `string`

Defined in: [packages/framework/esm-offline/src/uuid-support.ts:7](https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-esm-core/blob/main/packages/framework/esm-offline/src/uuid-support.ts#L7)

Generates a UUID-like string which is used for uniquely identifying objects while offline.

## Returns

`string`