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JasonBowen
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6 years ago

Trouble using QuickBase Automation to update a record

Hello, I am having trouble with a Procurement Request (PR) management application generating its own PR numbers, which must be unique, and in a sequential order. I am working on a Procurement Re...
JasonBowen's avatar
JasonBowen
Qrew Trainee
6 years ago

Disregard,

I found a related post in which a reply posed the existential question, "why does it have to be that way?"

Upon further review, there's really no valid reason that I can't pad the record ID and use that.



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Jason Bowen
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MarkShnier__You
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6 years ago
That was probably my thread you found. The idea with QuickBase is to get 'er done quickly.  So it's far better to be building functionality than messing around for a whole day trying to get that auto numbering system working when there's no actual business purpose for it. 

Zero pad and move on. Or import 9999 records and delete if you want to start numbering at 1000.

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