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    <title>idea Re: autonumber field - docket numbers in Workfront Ideas</title>
    <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522307#M3938</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;I agree. I'm pretty sure there's more use to setting up a field with unique sequential numbers. It's disappointing to see Workfront's reply to this. We're not asking them to remove the current use of their reference number as I'm sure some users are already using it because they had no other recourse but to use a 6 - 8 alphanumeric code that had no rhyme or reason as it relates to the object. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>pco88</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2018-08-21T13:35:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idi-p/522296</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;When we create projects, we would like it to be easily identifiable by a docket number, something sequential eg 17-xxxx and should increment only by the specific object type eg Project. Unfortunately, the only available autonumbering available on Workfront is through all objects, meaning if I have 2 projects created, this could be 17-ABX1 and 17-1257 because of all objects created in between. We need this number to be sequential to the object only.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:36:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>pco88</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-03-09T18:36:16Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522297#M3928</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;AGREED! we live and die by our "job numbers"! our consultant was able to pull an auto generated refernece number into a "job number" custom field on a custom form for us, but because there are SO many refernece numbers in the system, this number has quickly shot up to something thats now 6 characters long, and it keeps growing.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Additionally, Id like this number to live on the upper right hand corner "quick stats" area of all projects.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>StephanieSc1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-03-09T20:09:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522298#M3929</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Yes!  We also live and die by our job number and they quickly climbed to 6 digits.  We also have been manually putting them in the project name, because there is no other place that has that immediate visibility.  &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:40:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522298#M3929</guid>
      <dc:creator>AmyZa</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-03-09T20:40:52Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522299#M3930</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Very interesting. I have worked with jobs #'s for many years. Was surprised this system did not generate automatic #'s as well. I have always worked with an alpha for the client and then the job #. Our consultant built in an area for our portfolio, job#, and short name for job folders on the server to created but I manually need to keep track of jobs #'s and make sure I do not mess up. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:30:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522299#M3930</guid>
      <dc:creator>AlenaTh</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-03-16T18:30:15Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522300#M3931</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Agreed!  We live and die by job numbers also- and I was also surprised that workfront didn't generate job #'s!  We are getting by for now- but would love to see this feature.  And if WF is trying to go after marketing/communications/creative services industries- they should build this into the system!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:39:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522300#M3931</guid>
      <dc:creator>KarenRu</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-07-06T13:39:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522301#M3932</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;My company has a separate system for requesting and opening job numbers. We use a Custom Form at the project level to insert that information (among other things) on every project. I'd certainly like at least a set field for our job numbers.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:02:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522301#M3932</guid>
      <dc:creator>AnthonyPe</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-08-25T14:02:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522302#M3933</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;45!!!!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522302#M3933</guid>
      <dc:creator>MichaelLe</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-14T21:38:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522303#M3934</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;We were considering a customization to append a Job Number (year followed by a 5 digit sequential number, i.e. 18xxxxx) to end of the project name so that it can be visible at all times.  Each year we would start the 5 digit sequence over again.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Now that it is under consideration by WF perhaps we will wait and see their solution. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:24:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522303#M3934</guid>
      <dc:creator>ellen_gilmore</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-15T19:24:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522304#M3935</link>
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&lt;SPAN&gt;Thank you for your interest in this request. We used to have the numbers generated based on the objects, but we got requests from several customers that it was creating problems due to reference numbers not being unique. The requirement was to have uniqu&lt;/SPAN&gt;e reference numbers even within different object types. As a result we changed the logic, so it won't make sense for us to change it back. We apologise for causing inconvenience on your side.&lt;/DIV&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522304#M3935</guid>
      <dc:creator>Exp_-_AnnaAs</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-20T09:17:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522305#M3936</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;@Anna Asaytryan - 4 years ago, your user base may have been different from what it is now. There must be a way for us to have an autonumber field - maybe by calculated fields of some sort, not necessarily permanently attached to the object like the current reference number. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:05:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522305#M3936</guid>
      <dc:creator>pco88</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-20T13:05:44Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522306#M3937</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I'm surprised at the official reply to this, why not have a unique field that auto populates a unique sequential number for projects within a particular group/request queue. The existing numbering system creates very long numbers over time which we have to concatenate and join with other information to create something (hopefully) unique. There's no need to remove the existing system, this would be an addition to it. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 08:56:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522306#M3937</guid>
      <dc:creator>benjaminc208922</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-21T08:56:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522307#M3938</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I agree. I'm pretty sure there's more use to setting up a field with unique sequential numbers. It's disappointing to see Workfront's reply to this. We're not asking them to remove the current use of their reference number as I'm sure some users are already using it because they had no other recourse but to use a 6 - 8 alphanumeric code that had no rhyme or reason as it relates to the object. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522307#M3938</guid>
      <dc:creator>pco88</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-21T13:35:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522308#M3939</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I hope that WF will reconsider.  We leverage the project reference number as a primary key to search for all of our projects.  With the current volume of objects this number will grow exponentially and will become unreasonably long.  Our only other option is to pursue a customized code generator or purchase Fusion. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:51:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522308#M3939</guid>
      <dc:creator>ellen_gilmore</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-21T13:51:55Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522309#M3940</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;LOL, community's down and it's sending reference ids for every refresh. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Reference ID: f5a6df72-a54a-11e8-b815-0a4ccd35c2c7&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Reference ID: 144f7024-a54b-11e8-9d38-0a4ccd35c2c7&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Can you imagine XX years from now, what possible reference numbers you'd be looking at on Workfront ?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:05:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522309#M3940</guid>
      <dc:creator>pco88</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-21T14:05:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522310#M3941</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;@Anna - that totally makes sense! Yet, what people are looking for is essentially a calculated field that counts up from 1, with maybe some minor additional functionality (such as setting the base number, # characters, and a set of leading characters or numbers). We need both a backend system of truly unique IDs and a more rudimentary system that is easy for anyone to reference.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Workfront users and admins will definitely make mistakes using a more basic numbering system - guaranteed (myself included!), but it's still something that is easily available on other, similar systems. Again, keeping the 32-character Unique ID system will guard against major issues. Please reconsider!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:51:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522310#M3941</guid>
      <dc:creator>GregTr1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-21T15:51:58Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522311#M3942</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;We have a work around but this would be much better for us.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We add the year to the front of the Project Number, so our reference is P18_______&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We could reuse the same sequential numbers every year and just change to the Year at the front.  Love this idea!!!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:44:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522311#M3942</guid>
      <dc:creator>JenniferFr2</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-08-27T18:44:44Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522312#M3943</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Being a new Workfront user and just working through Implementation, I am disappointed with the lack of numbering and even more so with their short sightedness of having a more diverse customer base than they had years ago. Very unfortunate. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:47:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>CustomerSu</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-11-20T18:47:11Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522313#M3944</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Maribeth, &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Many of us share your disappointment. One alternative is to use a calculated field that can create a numbering system for your use case.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Michael&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:08:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MichaelLe</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-11-20T19:08:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522314#M3945</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;When you create a calculated field (but you have already opened lots of projects, what is the best way to start that? I also of course don't know how to do a calculated field that only relates to new projects? &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:11:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522314#M3945</guid>
      <dc:creator>BrandiWh</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-01-28T20:11:31Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: autonumber field - docket numbers</title>
      <link>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522315#M3946</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I don't see why this has to be either/or based on the 2018-08-20 support reply.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I also think it was a silly idea to accommodate one customer to the detriment of others;  why not keep both?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Keep the Reference Number as any other system GUID and unique across objects system wide, makes sense even from a backend perspective; having a unique key is useful.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;But still have a field type or secondary parameter that would be, say, unique across objects (Project Number separate from Task Number).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;OR, have a special field type of "Serial Number" that has parameters such as&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;starting number&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;increments (some people need jumps of 1, 5, 10, etc.)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;object to apply to (portfolio, program, project, task)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;number of digits (some folks need a fixed number of digits)&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Leading zeros (if the number of digits needs to be absolute like 0005)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;prefix (to account for alphanumeric internal systems such as A12345 or XY12345)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;suffix (same as prefix above)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;separator (both pre- and post-, to account for A-12345, 12345-B, or A-12435-B)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Needless to say I too need incremental, auto-generated numbers such as:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Incremental project numbers.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Incremental Work Order numbers (which in our case are based on Tasks)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Incremental PO numbers (which are based in a custom form logic)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The omission of such a feature seems out of touch with corporate business users and needs. It's much easier when doing accounting to cite the number than an arbitrary title field which could be too close to the name of another field.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;English-language in day-to-day dealings amongst workers and project managers is nice, but managers, directors, HR, and Finance need numeric identifiers that follow some logic.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:51:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/workfront-ideas/autonumber-field-docket-numbers/idc-p/522315#M3946</guid>
      <dc:creator>CalvinFold</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-06-06T13:51:29Z</dc:date>
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