# Auto Numbering **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [December 27, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-numbering/20355 "2020-12-27T21:34:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 58
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-numbering/20355/58 "2022-01-09T10:17:51Z")
> [@Vladivostock](#): > > As I understand, there should be the initial point/cell where counting starts, then there are three more additional columns to increase the highest number by one and add zeros. And then the value of the next ID has to be copied and not referenced, by creating a new row, to the ID column’s last cell. Yes, that’s correct. From my example, the current value of the last column (“Next OrderID”) would be used in an Add Row action to set the OrderID for the new row being added. This was quite a while ago, and there are other ways to do this, but which is best depends on your specific use case. For an alternative option, please check the video in the below post: > [@Unique Numbers](https://community.glideapps.com/t/unique-numbers/35039/8): > > Here you go… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-numbering/20355)._