How do I define various document ‘start’ numbers?

How do I define various document ‘start’ numbers?

Go into File>System Configuration>System Settings and click on the System Numbering tab. 

Automatic numbering is used extensively throughout Ostendo.  This screen enables you to define and maintain auto-numbering covering the various documents.  If you wish to revise the numbering sequence you may enter any number greater than the current number.  Upon entering the number you should click the ‘Set’ button to reset all numbers that have been changed.  To prevent possible number duplicates for each document Ostendo will not allow you to enter a lower number than that currently being used.

It is strongly recommended that you use a start number such as 1000001 rather than 1 because of the way the generated number is sorted.  For example:

 

If you use 1000001 then the displayed sort sequence would be

1000001

1000002

1000011

1000012

1000021

1000022

 

Whereas if you used 1 the sort sequence would be

1

11

12

2

21

22

 

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