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PollyCo
Level 9
March 9, 2017
Declined

autonumber field - docket numbers

  • March 9, 2017
  • 26 replies
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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.

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    MichaelLe
    Level 7
    August 14, 2018

    45!!!!

    AnthonyPernice
    Level 7
    August 25, 2017

    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.

    KarenRu
    Level 6
    July 6, 2017

    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!

    AlenaTh
    Level 2
    March 16, 2017

    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.

    AmyZa
    Level 2
    March 9, 2017

    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.

    StephanieSc11
    Level 4
    March 9, 2017

    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.

    Additionally, Id like this number to live on the upper right hand corner "quick stats" area of all projects.

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