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Configure numbering and document series

This article explains how to set up your document numbering format and starting number in Billdu.

How to change numbering

  • Go to Settings - Template design and settings - Numbering

  • Find the section for the document type you want to configure (invoices, estimates, delivery notes, etc.)

  • Choose a predefined format or enter your own custom format

  • Set the Next document number to control what number the next new document will receive

  • Save

Numbering format characters

  • Use YY or YYYY for the current year

  • Use NN, NNN, or NNNN for the sequential number

Examples:

  • Format NNN → 001, 002, 003

  • Format YYYYNNN → 2025001, 2025002, 2025003

  • Format INV-YYYYNNNN with next number 580 → INV-20250580, INV-20250581...

Important notes

  • Each business in your Billdu account has its own separate numbering

  • There is only one numbering sequence per business

  • If you manually edit the number on a document while creating it, the automatic sequence is interrupted for that document only - it does not affect the overall sequence in Settings

  • Changing a number directly on an existing invoice does not affect the overall numbering


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