Mix Manual\Auto Numbering Sequences - acumatica

Question

In Numbering Sequences settings (CS201010), there is an option for manual numbering.
However, depending on the document type. There are instances where the reference number can be left blank. If it's blank, I'd want the auto numbering to kick in. Or something like call the NextNumber() function before saving the document. Is it possible ? How do I do that ?
At the moment, if I enforce the auto numbering. It doesn't allow me to type anything on the Reference number for example.
TIA

Answer 1

There are two ways: easy and little bit more complicated. Easy one will be attach to FieldDefaulting, and inside of that event check if that field is empty then assign some value into it.
Another way which better feet to Acumatica style is to implement your own AutoNumbering attribute and then apply that Autonumbering attribute to your DAC class. N.B. you can substitute Acumatica autonumbering attribute with yours with PXCacheExtension
below goes example of code with removing default autonumbering with implementing autonumbering via FieldDefaulting:
public class ARInvoiceEntryExt : PXGraphExtension<ARInvoiceEntry>
{
[PXDBString(15, InputMask = ">CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC", IsKey = true, IsUnicode = true)]
[PXDefault]
[PXUIField(DisplayName = "Reference Nbr.", TabOrder = 1, Visibility = PXUIVisibility.SelectorVisible)]
//[ARInvoiceType.RefNbr(typeof(Search2<ARRegisterAlias.refNbr, InnerJoinSingleTable<ARInvoice, On<ARInvoice.docType, Equal<ARRegisterAlias.docType>, And<ARInvoice.refNbr, Equal<ARRegisterAlias.refNbr>>>, InnerJoinSingleTable<Customer, On<ARRegisterAlias.customerID, Equal<Customer.bAccountID>>>>, Where<ARRegisterAlias.docType, Equal<Optional<ARInvoice.docType>>, And2<Where<ARRegisterAlias.origModule, Equal<BatchModule.moduleAR>, Or<ARRegisterAlias.released, Equal<True>>>, And<Match<Customer, Current<AccessInfo.userName>>>>>, OrderBy<Desc<ARRegisterAlias.refNbr>>>), Filterable = true, IsPrimaryViewCompatible = true)]
//[ARInvoiceType.Numbering]
//This is example of throwing away Acumatica autonumbering
//[ARInvoiceNbr]
[PXFieldDescription]
protected void ARInvoice_RefNbr_Cacheattached()
{
}
protected void ARInvoice_RefNbr_FieldDefaulting(PXCache sender, PXFieldDefaultingEventArgs e)
{
//here you can implement your way of initialization of this field
}
}
Or with attribute you can try something like this:
//somewhere in your code
public class RickAutonumberingAttribute : ARInvoiceNbrAttribute
{
//Here you'll need to play with implementation of your autonumbering
}
public class ARInvoiceEntryExt : PXGraphExtension<ARInvoiceEntry>
{
[PXDBString(15, InputMask = ">CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC", IsKey = true, IsUnicode = true)]
[PXDefault]
[PXUIField(DisplayName = "Reference Nbr.", TabOrder = 1, Visibility = PXUIVisibility.SelectorVisible)]
[ARInvoiceType.RefNbr(typeof(Search2<ARRegisterAlias.refNbr, InnerJoinSingleTable<ARInvoice, On<ARInvoice.docType, Equal<ARRegisterAlias.docType>, And<ARInvoice.refNbr, Equal<ARRegisterAlias.refNbr>>>, InnerJoinSingleTable<Customer, On<ARRegisterAlias.customerID, Equal<Customer.bAccountID>>>>, Where<ARRegisterAlias.docType, Equal<Optional<ARInvoice.docType>>, And2<Where<ARRegisterAlias.origModule, Equal<BatchModule.moduleAR>, Or<ARRegisterAlias.released, Equal<True>>>, And<Match<Customer, Current<AccessInfo.userName>>>>>, OrderBy<Desc<ARRegisterAlias.refNbr>>>), Filterable = true, IsPrimaryViewCompatible = true)]
//[ARInvoiceType.Numbering]
//This is example of throwing away Acumatica autonumbering
[RickAutonumberingAttribute]
[PXFieldDescription]
protected void ARInvoice_RefNbr_Cacheattached()
{
}
}