# Automated Sequential Form Numbers

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/automated-sequential-form-numbers/78435>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Tags:** forms\
**Created:** [27 March 2020 00:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/automated-sequential-form-numbers/78435 "2020-03-27T00:43:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [27 March 2020 00:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/automated-sequential-form-numbers/78435/1 "2020-03-27T00:43:15Z")

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It would be very helpful to add auto-numbering to form submission and include the ability to prefix and suffix the number. A typical use case would be to track (creative) project requests by an automated project number to enable more objective identification and archiving of offline deliverables like ads, brochures, articles, etc. The number might look like this: MKTG-00123. There are several ways to implement an auto-numbering system, including using a date format YYYY-MM-DD-##### or YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS. All would provide less ambiguous references when referring to a task.

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