Formula for sequential number

[anonymous]

Hello AppSheet Support,

I would like the expression in the expression assistant to yield an expression that makes the initial value for name a sequential number. Did I do something wrong?

Thank you.
Tiffany

[Steve]

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 …

[anonymous]

Thanks Steve. I followed the post that you linked to but I still have a letter at the end of a very large number.