Containers caj

Container apps job naming convention

The CAF abbreviation for Container apps job is caj. Names can be 2 to 32 characters long and allow lowercase alphanumerics and hyphens. The name must be unique within the resource group.

Naming rules

CAF abbreviation	caj
Length	2 to 32 characters
Allowed characters	Lowercase letters and numbers, hyphens
Scope of uniqueness	Unique within the resource group
CAF pattern	caj-{workload}-{environment}-{region}-{instance}

Rules follow Microsoft's resource naming rules and CAF abbreviations. Some resource types have extra start/end character restrictions, so verify against the official docs before locking in a convention.

Example names

Generated by the same engine as the name generator, so length and character rules are already applied.

Scenario	Generated name	Length
Payments API, production	`caj-payments-prod-eus-001`	25/32
Web app, development	`caj-webapp-dev-weu-002`	22/32
Analytics with company prefix	`caj-analytics-stage-uks-001` Dropped company to fit the 32-char limit.	27/32

Naming in Terraform and Bicep

Build the name from variables so one module produces the right name in every environment. The 32-character limit is enforced in the expression.

Terraform

locals {
  container_app_job_name = substr(lower("caj-${var.workload}-${var.environment}-${var.region}-001"), 0, 32)
}

Bicep

var containerAppJobName = take(toLower('caj-${workload}-${environment}-${region}-001'), 32)

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Related Containers resources

aks AKS cluster npsystem AKS system node pool np AKS user node pool ca Container app cae Container apps environment cr Container registry ci Container instance sf Service Fabric cluster

See the full list of Azure resource naming rules or read the complete CAF naming guide.