# Help Needed: Generating Unique Client and Employee IDs with Updated Glide Features **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [January 31, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-needed-generating-unique-client-and-employee-ids-with-updated-glide-features/86215 "2026-01-31T19:14:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-needed-generating-unique-client-and-employee-ids-with-updated-glide-features/86215/2 "2026-02-01T00:46:00Z")
> [@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): > > 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… Please let us know if you have any further questions. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-needed-generating-unique-client-and-employee-ids-with-updated-glide-features/86215)._