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title: "Number series (CS201010)"
description: "You use this window to view, create, edit, or delete number series, which the system uses to automatically generate a new number or ID each time a user creates an object of the particular type."
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# Number series (CS201010)

Last modified February 19, 2026

> You use this window to view, create, edit, or delete number series, which the system uses to automatically generate a new number or ID each time a user creates an object of the particular type.


This topic provides information about the elements in this window in Visma Net, such as fields, field values, buttons, and check boxes.

Number series are used for General ledger batches, invoices, payments of various types, transfers, allocations,
schedules, and other objects in the system.

Also, you may use number series
for generating segment values for one segment in a segmented key.
You can edit and
use the predefined sequences or define new number series.

For more details on number series, see: [About multiple numbering series](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/about-multiple-numbering-series/index.md).

## The top part

You can use this part to create a new series or to select an existing numbering series and view its information.

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Numbering ID</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The unique ID of the number series, which is an alphanumeric string of up to 10 characters.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Description</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>The description of the number series. This alphanumeric string may contain up to 30 characters.</p>

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        Note
        
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        <p>This field supports the multi-language functionality, where you can translate the entered text to multiple languages. For more information, see: <a href="/visma-net-erp/help/management/manage-locales-and-languages/about-multi-language-support/index.md">About multi-language support</a></p>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Manual numbering</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will not generate numbers for the series and users will need to specify document numbers manually.</p>
<p>Series with manual numbering can be used in the Inventory workspace for custom sales orders that do not require shipping.</p>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Allow manual numbering on imports</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">A check box that indicates (if selected) that also when importing documents, the numbering will have to be specified manually.</td>
</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">New number symbol</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>An alphanumeric string (of up to 15 characters) used to indicate that a new number will be assigned for an object.</p>
<p>Suppose you create a number
series for batches and enter <strong>NEW</strong> here.
Each time a user
creates a new batch, the user will see <strong>NEW</strong> in the <strong>Batch number</strong> field, which indicates that when the new batch
is saved, it will automatically get the next number available for
batches.</p>
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## The table

In the table, you can view or edit the details of the selected number series.

A number series may consist of just one subseries or multiple subseries.
Each
subseries is defined in a separate row in this table and includes the specific
branch and the date it takes effect.

Numbers assigned to one subsequence cannot be
used in another subsequence of the same series.
Subseries created for branches
can have different prefixes or specify different ranges of numbers.

The **Start number**, **End number**, and **Warning number** settings, which are described below:

+ Are processed by the system as alphanumeric strings.
+ Have the same length (the maximum is 15) for each series.
+ Use the same prefix if the series uses a prefix. A prefix is an alphanumeric beginning string that ends in a letter.

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Branch</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The specific branch to use the subsequence. This information is optional and is used only if the series consists of subsequences that are intended for branches.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Start number</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number to be used first in this number series or subsequence.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">End number</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number to be used at the end of this series. The end number cannot be less than the <strong>start number</strong>.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Start date</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The date when this series will first be used.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Last number</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The most recent number used for an object in this series.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Warning number</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The minimum number that triggers a warning that available numbers will be used up soon. When the system generates this number (and each number that exceeds it), it displays this warning. This number cannot be less than the <strong>start number</strong>.</td>
</tr>

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Numbering step</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The increment this series uses to generate the next number. Each time a new number is assigned, the system calculates the rightmost numerical portion by adding this value to the rightmost numerical portion of the last number used.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Next allocated number</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The actual next number that will be picked when assigning a new number.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Last allocated number</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The last number that was picked when assigning a new number.</td>
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<h2>Related pages</h2><h3>Concepts</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/common-settings-windows/common-settings-windows-overview/index.md">Common settings windows - overview</a></li>
</ul>


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