Numbering Use Cases

Use Case 1

• Let's assume that I run a staffing company and I would like to assign users IDs for each of the jobs they have done/will do.

  Then I can use the Numbering Module for this. I can dynamically pass the name of the waiter/staff member as well as the number of hours so that I can get an ID back that explains the job that was done.

  For instance, I can make the prefix the initials of the waiter. So let's say we have a waiter with the initials BFG and this person has signed up for 3 jobs that require 5,6 and 10 hours of work respectively. Then I can assign the suffix dynamically with the number of hours.

  Thus my first Job's ID would be BFG15. We could change the formatting slightly and add a - to the suffix as well as define the minimum length of the ID to 5. If I then set the profile to increment of the prefix then this would be the result for Jobs 1 through to 3:

  Job no. 1 ID: BFG00001-5
  Job no. 2 ID: BFG00002-6
  Job no. 3 ID: BFG00003-10

Use Case 2

• Let's assume that I run a bus company and I need to assign route names, I would like these names to correspond to the person driving the bus as well as the area where the route is.

  Thus I would configured a Numbering profile where I can dynamically pass Initials or Full Name as a prefix and then pass the area name as the suffix. We can then increment based on the suffix and we can set the minimum length to 3.

  If we have 3 drivers with initials BFG,JGM,PPM and they all drive in the area of Johannesburg, where the suffix is set to an area code, in this case JHB. Then this would be the result for the route IDs for routes 1 through to 3:

  Route 1 ID: BFG001JHB
  Route 2 ID: JGM002JHB
  Route 3 ID: JGM003JHB

Use Case 3

• Lets assume that I run a financial company where we need to actively send out and use hard copies of invoices, statements and receipts.

  Here I can use the Numbering Module to help me label each of the incoming documents appropriately. Here I could use my prefix as an identifier for which type of document I am working with, and I can add onto the suffix the initials of the person that sent it in.

  If we have 2 different types of documents, INV (an invoice) and REC (a receipt) and we have 2 different clients with initials JHG and ATK.

  Then I can set up my profile with a minimum length of 4 and have the profile increment based on the prefix, and both of my clients file a receipt and an invoice, then the result of the profile will be:

  1st Invoice Client 1: INV0001JHG
  1st Invoice Client 2: INV0002ATK
  1st Receipt Client 1: REC0001JHG
  2nd Invoice Client 1: INV0003JHG
  2nd Invoice Client 2: INV0004ATK
  1st Receipt Client 2: REC0002ATK

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Food for thought

These use cases/examples are here to show you how the Numbering Module can be used within real world scenarios as well as to explain the different elements that exist within the Module.