Set Current Value for Naming Series
The Naming Series feature allows you to define prefixes for naming of documents. For example, if a Sales Order has the prefix "SO", then the series will be generated as SO-00001, SO-00002... and so on. Click here to learn how you can customize Number Series for a transaction/master in iVendNext.
1. Setting the Current Value
The Naming Series feature also offers a tool where you can set Current Value for specific prefixes. This is generally required if you have recently started using iVendNext, and have old transactions in the previous system, and you want the numbering series to start from where it ended in the old system. Let's consider a scenario to learn this better.
For example, you have 322 Sales Orders created in your old system with SO00322 as the highest Sales Order Id. In iVendNext, you need the first Sales Order to pick up #323 when it is saved. To enable this, you should set the current Value for SO series in following steps.
Go to Naming Series Tool
Setup > System > Naming Series
Update Series Section
Select Prefix
Considering our scenario, the prefix for Sales Order will be "SO".
Current Value
If you have currently 15 Sales Orders created in your account, then the current value updated will be 15. You can edit Current Value to 322, and then click on Update Series Number.
With this setting, you will have numbering for the New Sales Orders starting with #323.
2. Error Due Series Number
If you receive a Duplicate Name error while saving a transaction, for example, while saving Item Price, you receive an error saying:
Duplicate name Item Price RFD/00016
This error message indicates that when you are saving Item Price, the system is trying to allocate "RFD/00016" to that Item Price record. But it is finding that Item Price with this ID is already existing in your system.
This error could arise because Current Value for Series/Prefix of Item Price is disturbed and not in sync with actual Current Value. While actual Current Value for Item Price could be 20 (or any number more than 16), someone has set Current Value for this series as 15.
To confirm actual Current Value for a particular Series, you should check the report for document in question (Item Price in this case), and check for the Item Price ID with highest value.
Let's assume we find that actual Current Value for Item price is 22, then you go Naming Series, and set Current Value for the Prefix/Series of Item Price to 22, and Update Series Number.
These instructions are applicable for all the documents in iVendNext for which user can customize Series and its Current Value.
Let's consider another scenario to learn this better. On assigning a document to another user, error message says:
Duplicate name ToDo TDI00014286
This indicates the Current Value for Series/Prefix of ToDo (TDI) has been disturbed. You should follow these steps to correct the Current Value for TDI prefix.
Check the ToDo report for the highest ToDo id value.
Setup > Settings > Naming Series
Check section B of Update Series
Select Prefix for ToDo "TDI"
Ensure that the highest number for ToDo is updated as Current Value in Naming Series. If not, correct Current Value, and click on "Update Series Numbering".
