System Numbers Concepts

Maconomy assigns these numbers consecutively to transactions such as invoices, journals, and sales orders. For example, when you create a sales order, Maconomy assigns the next number in the Sales Order number series.

Maconomy determines the number series that you can use and the name of each series. Each number in a series includes a prefix, a next number that Maconomy automatically updates, and a suffix.

You specify the starting number for each series, and Maconomy updates the current number each time it is used. Before assigning a transaction number, Maconomy ensures that it is not already in use by other companies.

Note that Maconomy's number series are fixed and cannot be changed.

The maximum length of system number is nine characters. A transaction number cannot be 0. You specify the number of characters for a transaction number in the System Parameter workspace.

This workspace displays only the companies to which you have been assigned separate system numbers, that is, you selected the Separate Transaction Numbers checkbox in the Company Information workspace. When you create a company with separate system numbers, Maconomy transfers the current system numbers from the standard company to the new company's system numbers. If no standard company is specified in the System Information workspace, Maconomy sets all system numbers to 0.