Please help me create a unique staff number
Base on example
DSFF- 001
DSFF -002
DSFF -003
DSFF- 004
PLEASE HELP ME I WANT IT IN THAT FORMAT
Serial Numbers, If You Must Tips & Tricks ?
Danger Ahead! In general, sequential numeric identifiers (i.e., serial numbers) are risky in AppSheet: if two users happen to add rows at the same time, both rows could be assigned the same serial number, which could lead to confusion (at the least) or data loss (at the worst). For this reason, serial numbers are strongly discouraged! Basic Serial Numbers One way to implement serial numbers is with a normal (not virtual) column named (e.g.) Serial of type Number and an Initial value expression …
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Hey @Ing_Fred_Fiifi_Arthu, welcome to the community.
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