[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Invoice numbering system ## - **[Tormentor667](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667 "View Tormentor667's Profile")** - [![Tormentor667's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667 "View Tormentor667's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667) Less More - Posts: 8 - Thank you received: 0 - - 11 years 9 months ago [\#187968](#187968) by [Tormentor667](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667 "View Tormentor667's Profile") *[Invoice numbering system](/forum/35-orders-management/874483-invoice-numbering-system#187968 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : schmuckiversum.de -- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.5 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 Dear Hikashop Team, I am using Hikashop Essential for a client and at the moment he is running into problems concerning the numbering of the invoices. Hikashop seems to generate them randomly (we have J8, H3, G6 and similar numbers) and not continuos (like 001, 002, 003 and so on). In Germany the finance office seems to be a but stubborn when it comes to invoice numbers, so is there way to make the invoice numbers continous? Thanks alot, best regards,")* was created by *[Tormentor667](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667 "View Tormentor667's Profile")* -- url of the page with the problem -- : [ schmuckiversum.de](http://schmuckiversum.de) -- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.5 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 Dear Hikashop Team, I am using Hikashop Essential for a client and at the moment he is running into problems concerning the numbering of the invoices. Hikashop seems to generate them randomly (we have J8, H3, G6 and similar numbers) and not continuos (like 001, 002, 003 and so on). In Germany the finance office seems to be a but stubborn when it comes to invoice numbers, so is there way to make the invoice numbers continous? Thanks alot, best regards, Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM1LW9yZGVycy1tYW5hZ2VtZW50Lzg3NDQ4My1pbnZvaWNlLW51bWJlcmluZy1zeXN0ZW0/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 11 years 9 months ago [\#187973](#187973) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[Invoice numbering system](/forum/35-orders-management/874483-invoice-numbering-system#187973 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : schmuckiversum.de -- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.5 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 Dear Hikashop Team, I am using Hikashop Essential for a client and at the moment he is running into problems concerning the numbering of the invoices. Hikashop seems to generate them randomly (we have J8, H3, G6 and similar numbers) and not continuos (like 001, 002, 003 and so on). In Germany the finance office seems to be a but stubborn when it comes to invoice numbers, so is there way to make the invoice numbers continous? Thanks alot, best regards,")* Hi, The order number or the invoice number are not random at all ; they are base on the "order id" and "invoice id" which are sequential numbers. Please see our documentation for the order (and invoice) number format [ www.hikashop.com/support/support/documen...nfig.html#main\_order](http://www.hikashop.com/support/support/documentation/54-hikashop-config.html#main_order) Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. The following user(s) said Thank You: [Tormentor667](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667 "View Tormentor667's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM1LW9yZGVycy1tYW5hZ2VtZW50Lzg3NDQ4My1pbnZvaWNlLW51bWJlcmluZy1zeXN0ZW0/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Tormentor667](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667 "View Tormentor667's Profile")** - [![Tormentor667's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667 "View Tormentor667's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667) Less More - Posts: 8 - Thank you received: 0 - - 11 years 9 months ago [\#188297](#188297) by [Tormentor667](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667 "View Tormentor667's Profile") Replied by *[Tormentor667](/forum/user/35342-tormentor667 "View Tormentor667's Profile")* on topic *[Invoice numbering system](/forum/35-orders-management/874483-invoice-numbering-system#188297 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : schmuckiversum.de -- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.5 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 Dear Hikashop Team, I am using Hikashop Essential for a client and at the moment he is running into problems concerning the numbering of the invoices. Hikashop seems to generate them randomly (we have J8, H3, G6 and similar numbers) and not continuos (like 001, 002, 003 and so on). In Germany the finance office seems to be a but stubborn when it comes to invoice numbers, so is there way to make the invoice numbers continous? Thanks alot, best regards,")* Thanks, everything is so much easier when you know where to look ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/8.png ":)") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM1LW9yZGVycy1tYW5hZ2VtZW50Lzg3NDQ4My1pbnZvaWNlLW51bWJlcmluZy1zeXN0ZW0/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[saardvark](/forum/user/35633-saardvark "View saardvark's Profile")** - [![saardvark's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/35633-saardvark "View saardvark's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/35633-saardvark) Less More - Posts: 33 - Thank you received: 0 - - 11 years 6 months ago [\#199664](#199664) by [saardvark](/forum/user/35633-saardvark "View saardvark's Profile") Replied by *[saardvark](/forum/user/35633-saardvark "View saardvark's Profile")* on topic *[Invoice numbering system](/forum/35-orders-management/874483-invoice-numbering-system#199664 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : schmuckiversum.de -- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.5 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 Dear Hikashop Team, I am using Hikashop Essential for a client and at the moment he is running into problems concerning the numbering of the invoices. Hikashop seems to generate them randomly (we have J8, H3, G6 and similar numbers) and not continuos (like 001, 002, 003 and so on). In Germany the finance office seems to be a but stubborn when it comes to invoice numbers, so is there way to make the invoice numbers continous? Thanks alot, best regards,")* This post is very helpful, however I need to start the sequential numbering at 4000. Is there a way to do that? so it would be 4000, 4001, 4002, etc and would need to roll over to 4999, 5000 Can this be done? thx Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM1LW9yZGVycy1tYW5hZ2VtZW50Lzg3NDQ4My1pbnZvaWNlLW51bWJlcmluZy1zeXN0ZW0/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) 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)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86290 - Thank you received: 14268 - - 11 years 6 months ago [\#199706](#199706) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Invoice numbering system](/forum/35-orders-management/874483-invoice-numbering-system#199706 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : schmuckiversum.de -- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.5 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 Dear Hikashop Team, I am using Hikashop Essential for a client and at the moment he is running into problems concerning the numbering of the invoices. Hikashop seems to generate them randomly (we have J8, H3, G6 and similar numbers) and not continuos (like 001, 002, 003 and so on). In Germany the finance office seems to be a but stubborn when it comes to invoice numbers, so is there way to make the invoice numbers continous? Thanks alot, best regards,")* Hi, If you're talking about the order id ( for the tag {order_id} ), you can just change the auto_increment value of the hikashop_order table to 3999 and next order will have its order id at 4000: [ www.hikashop.com/forum/4-how-to/7820-spe...at.html?lang=en#7825](http://www.hikashop.com/forum/4-how-to/7820-specific-starting-point-order-number-format.html?lang=en#7825) If you're talking about the invoice id ( for the tag {order_invoice_id} ), you can create a first dummy order and change its order_invoice_id in the hikahop_order table to 3999 via phpmyadmin and next confirmed order will have its invoice at 4000. 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