Number sequence
In Arabic تسلسل الترقيم
A number sequence is the rule and counter a system uses to give each new document of one type a unique number, usually with a prefix and in order.
In plain words
Invoices, orders and receipts need numbers that never repeat, so a document can be found, quoted and audited. Tax rules in many countries also expect invoice numbers to be unique and sequential, so a gap or a duplicate invites questions.
A sequence is usually a template plus a counter: fixed text, tokens such as the year or the company code, and a running number padded to a set length. Each document type, and each company, keeps its own counter.
The common mistake is sharing one sequence across companies or resetting a counter by hand. Two invoices then carry the same number, or a year’s numbering restarts halfway through, and nobody can tell which document is which.
- Prefix
- INV
- Year
- 2026
- Last number issued
- 00041
- Next invoice number
- INV-2026-00042
In Axon Suite
How Axon Suite handles it
In Axon Suite each subsidiary keeps its own sequence per document type, shaped from the subsidiary code, year, fiscal year, month and the user’s initials, with sample numbers shown before you save.
Feature
Document numbers in your format
Each subsidiary keeps its own sequences. Shape every template from the subsidiary code, the year or fiscal year, the month and the user’s initials, and see sample numbers before you save.
Open: Document numbers in your format