# Basic Question

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question/40776>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [April 16, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question/40776 "2022-04-16T03:47:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dan\_San](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dan_san/32/24085_2.png) [@Dan\_San](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dan_San)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question/40776/1 "2022-04-16T03:47:45Z")

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HI,

this seems like a very basic question, but I can not find anything on searching.

How do create a unique/incrementor for records being created. I need something simpler/customisable then the UUID for the use of receipt/form numbers where I can probably select a prefix and then use an incrementor

Thanks

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**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:** [April 16, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question/40776/2 "2022-04-16T03:57:06Z")

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This might help:

> [@How do I create an auto-incrementing row number with Glide Tables?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-an-auto-incrementing-row-number-with-glide-tables/39572):
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> This is a question that comes up a lot, so creating this topic to use as a reference. Typically, there are two distinct use cases when it comes to auto-incrementing row numbers. Use Case 1: – We need to generate a Part Number, or an Order Number, or an Employee ID. Once the number is generated, it should never change, even if rows are deleted. – The general approach for this use case is to maintain a static counter, use it to craft a suitably formatted ID, and increment it by one every time…

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**Author:** ![Dan\_San](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dan_san/32/24085_2.png) [@Dan\_San](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dan_San)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question/40776/3 "2022-04-16T04:27:38Z")

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Excellent… Thanks Darren.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/basic-question/40776/4 "2022-04-17T04:28:17Z")

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