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This is how you add a Native Autonumber field

1. This is how you add a Native Autonumber field

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Gus Gonzalez
Posted Dec 03, 2019 12:54 PM
Hey guys,

Just wanted to share how you can now add autonumber fields to Dynamics 365. I know this has required either a third-party solution or an XrmToolBox Plugin in the past but now it's super easy to do...check it out:

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Gus Gonzalez
8x Microsoft MVP, CRMUG All-Star
CEO, Elev8 Solutions
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2. RE: This is how you add a Native Autonumber field

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Mark Aston
Posted Dec 04, 2019 08:20 AM
Thanks for sharing this feature with us Gus!

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Mark Aston
Engineer
Ordnance Survey
Southampton, UK
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Rex Kenley Tan
Posted Dec 04, 2019 08:39 AM
Thanks for sharing Gus!

The only deficiency I see with the auto-number is that one cannot use other attributes as part of the field. And it also doesn't seem like one can call this "auto" functionality independently (i.e. getNextSequenceNumber()).

I am going to work on this "gap" so that users can do a lot more with auto-numbers.
https://github.com/rexkenley/d365AutoNumber

I think it would be nice to be able to be to have an autonumber like {OptionSetText}-{RANDSTRING:4}

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Rex Kenley Tan, MCSA, MCSD
Tallmadge OH
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Rex Kenley Tan
Posted Dec 04, 2019 03:13 PM
Edited by Rex Kenley Tan Dec 04, 2019 03:20 PM
*Oopss! Posted the wrong project*
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Karen Bebow
Posted Apr 15, 2020 11:45 AM
Hi Gus...this is awesome! I am struggling to find the Quote entity, however. Is it possible to do this with quotes?

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Karen Bebow
Information Systems Manager
Powell Fabrication & Mfg LLC
St. Louis MI
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MANISH JAIN
Posted Apr 15, 2020 12:40 PM
Hi Karen,

I think you should be able to do that. One thing no one has noticed it if you already have a field of type text then you can convert it into Autonumber and seed the value of your choice .

Thanks

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MANISH JAIN
Self
Indianapolis
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Karen Bebow
Posted Apr 15, 2020 01:51 PM
Thank you...also, I found the Quote entity. I had to select the view to All instead of List.

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Karen Bebow
Information Systems Manager
Powell Fabrication & Mfg LLC
St. Louis MI
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Mary Cunningham
Posted Oct 29, 2020 08:11 AM
Hi Gus,
Great tip! Can the prefix be made to pull in the current year or will it only handle a constant? For example 2020-00001, 2020-0002 etc.

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Mary Cunningham
Director - Service Technology
Comfort Systems USA
Ocala FL
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