[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Order Number format lost on updates ## - **[brathbon](/forum/user/372-brathbon "View brathbon's Profile")** - [![brathbon's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/372-brathbon "View brathbon's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/372-brathbon) Less More - Posts: 12 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 10 months ago [\#3461](#3461) by [brathbon](/forum/user/372-brathbon "View brathbon's Profile") *[Order Number format lost on updates](/forum/3-bug-report/3461-order-number-format-lost-on-updates#3461 "Using Business 1.4: Any visit to the configuration main page and then a save, results in a short version of the order number format string being saved. Once entered and saved, all is fine, but when read back in on your next visit, only the first 13 characters are shown, and if not fixed before saving, the abbreviated version will become the active format. Actual Example from my site: Format saved as: BPW-{id size="5"}{date format="mdy"} Next visit to the same screen: BPW-{id size= I have to reset this value on each visit to the configuration screen. Hopefully you can address this minor issue in the next version. Thanks, Bill")* was created by *[brathbon](/forum/user/372-brathbon "View brathbon's Profile")* Using Business 1.4: Any visit to the configuration main page and then a save, results in a short version of the order number format string being saved. Once entered and saved, all is fine, but when read back in on your next visit, only the first 13 characters are shown, and if not fixed before saving, the abbreviated version will become the active format. Actual Example from my site: Format saved as: BPW-{id size="5"}{date format="mdy"} Next visit to the same screen: BPW-{id size= I have to reset this value on each visit to the configuration screen. Hopefully you can address this minor issue in the next version. Thanks, Bill Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMtYnVnLXJlcG9ydC8zNDYxLW9yZGVyLW51bWJlci1mb3JtYXQtbG9zdC1vbi11cGRhdGVzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86316 - Thank you received: 14276 - - 15 years 10 months ago [\#3462](#3462) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Order Number format lost on updates](/forum/3-bug-report/3461-order-number-format-lost-on-updates#3462 "Using Business 1.4: Any visit to the configuration main page and then a save, results in a short version of the order number format string being saved. Once entered and saved, all is fine, but when read back in on your next visit, only the first 13 characters are shown, and if not fixed before saving, the abbreviated version will become the active format. Actual Example from my site: Format saved as: BPW-{id size="5"}{date format="mdy"} Next visit to the same screen: BPW-{id size= I have to reset this value on each visit to the configuration screen. Hopefully you can address this minor issue in the next version. Thanks, Bill")* Thank you for your feedback. We will correct that display issue. If you want to fix it directly, you can edit the file administrator/components/com_hikashop/views/config/tmpl/main.php, and near line 100, you have the code: Code: echo $this->config->get('order_number_format','{automatic_code}'); that you can replace by: Code: echo $this->escape($this->config->get('order_number_format','{automatic_code}')); Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMtYnVnLXJlcG9ydC8zNDYxLW9yZGVyLW51bWJlci1mb3JtYXQtbG9zdC1vbi11cGRhdGVzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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