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Document Numbering & Sequences

Configuring continuous, collision-free transaction numbering sequences with custom prefixes, suffixes, padding lengths, periodic resets, and atomic PostgreSQL concurrency locks.

Reviewed on 2026-10-07

Check the next number#

Choose the document type whose next number you want to change. Finance should approve the sequence first.

Set the numbering rule#

1
Open Numbering and select the document type.
2
Enter Prefix and Suffix if needed, set Zero-Padding Digits, and choose the Reset Period and Timezone.
3
Set the Next Sequence Number, review Live Preview, then save.
4
Read Live Preview and compare it with the next number your team expects.
5
Create a draft document and confirm the sequence displays as configured.

A number already issued belongs to its original document; change future numbering carefully.

Confirm the sequence#

Reopen the rule and check its preview. Previously issued document numbers do not change.

WARNING: Changing the Next Sequence Number, Prefix, or Reset Period can create gaps or collisions in external records. Finance should approve the numbering policy before the change.

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