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When you first set up InTime, you will be prompted may wish to set the format of your invoice number range.

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1. From the menu bar, select Administration > Ref Code Generators.
   InTime already has a list of pre-configured invoice types, (Advice Note, Client Invoice, Self Bill Invoice, and so on). Each of these already has a number range, beginning at 0000000001:  Please note that the last entry in the table should not be altered.
   
   
   
   
2.  Click one of the invoice types to edit it:
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3. In the Start Index field, set the first number in the sequence.
   Typically, your first invoice will be number 1. But if you need InTime to begin invoice numbers at a different number, enter it here. 

4. In the Index Step field, enter the number by which invoices will increment.
   For example, if this field is set to 1, and the first invoice is numbered 0001, then the next invoice will be numbered 0002, the one after that will be numbered 0003, and so on.  This value is typically set to 1.

5. In the RefCode Prefix field, you can enter a prefix for the invoice reference. This can be useful for identifying the invoice in a report, or in a list of invoices.
   For example, if all your invoices were identified by only a series of numbers, it would be difficult to identify which ones related to advice notes, which ones related to client invoices, and so on. The RefCode Prefix field will allow them to be prefixed with text such as ‘AN.’ When advice notes are generated, they would then be given the reference codes AN0001, AN0002, and so on.

6. In the RefCode Suffix field, you can enter a suffix for the invoice.

7. In the Padding Length field, specify how many zeros are used in the code. If you enter ‘I’, invoices will be generated in the format 0000n.

8. Click Save.

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Many clients like to use one prefix for client invoices and another for self-bill invoices.  This allows you to quickly distinguish between different types of invoice.  Clients often use a suffix for credit notes, again allowing for the different types of invoice to be easily distinguished.

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