# How do I create an auto-incrementing row number with Glide Tables? **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Resources\ **Tags:** tutorial\ **Created:** [March 13, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-an-auto-incrementing-row-number-with-glide-tables/39572 "2022-03-13T04:33:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**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:** [March 13, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-an-auto-incrementing-row-number-with-glide-tables/39572/1 "2022-03-13T04:33:25Z")
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 a new row is added. – The following video walks through that step by step: https://www.loom.com/embed/58bb8a0bc8294fd9b03ca68467e924ed?sid=2e96e0b1-d1ff-42f0-bfd2-dd4926af953d _If the above video won’t play, paste the following into a browser:_ ```auto https://www.loom.com/share/58bb8a0bc8294fd9b03ca68467e924ed?sid=2e96e0b1-d1ff-42f0-bfd2-dd4926af953d ``` - Use Case 2: – For the second use case, we want a _dynamic_ row number that will automatically change as new rows are added/removed. – The solution for this use case is very simple, and takes advantage of one of the new Array Plugin columns. Credit to @11183 for first describing the approach. – The following video shows how to do it: https://www.loom.com/embed/13166419c13d4e44b961d01be5f2f801?sid=5f479f3d-92e9-4397-92cc-0df0b34f2cd4 _If the above video won’t play, paste the following into a browser:_ ```auto https://www.loom.com/share/13166419c13d4e44b961d01be5f2f801?sid=5f479f3d-92e9-4397-92cc-0df0b34f2cd4 ``` … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-an-auto-incrementing-row-number-with-glide-tables/39572)._