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Generate Next Numbers with SQLServer
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Introduction
Generating next numbers in SQLServer should not be a problem. But problem arises when customer ask for different types of next numbers where you cannot generate directly from SQLServer. This brief article describes how you would tackle this problem in different scenarios.
Number Generating Requirements
I was in a team of developing Invoicing System for a major photo developer Sri Lanka which has Orders, Invoices and Receipts among others. When we carried out a system study we
found that their number generating is quite different to other clients, which we have implemented. Normally others would be happy if it is a general increment which is unique. In SQLServer there is a property of Increment which we were using happily for some times. But for this particular customer things were not easy.
- For all numbers there should be a prefix which attached to it. It is “O”, “I” and “R” for Orders, Invoices Receipts respectively./li>
- Invoice number should be reset in every month while receipt number reset in every year.
- Invoice number consists of year and month while receipt number must contain year for its number.
- Order number sequence is depending on the channel wise. This client has several channels. Channel 'A' order number has different sequence to that of channel 'B'.
- There are some other source documents such as delivery orders, advance slips where their sequence number method has not implemented at the time of the discussion. But they said it will be one of the above methods.
These are their main requirement to the number generating. Thing are not easy as it looks.
Implementation
As the fully implementation is not completed we had to design in advance. We adopted following methods of doing it.
Main steps are storing last number, reading last number and updating it.
Storing Last Number
Followings are the file structures, which are used to keep the last number.
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SEQ_NO] (
[TYPE] [varchar] (5) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL ,
[Prefix] [varchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ,
[LastNumber] [int] NULL ,
[Length] [smallint] NULL ,
[Year] [bit] NULL ,
[Month] [bit] NULL ,
[LastYear] [smallint] NULL ,
[LastMonth] [smallint] NULL ,
[TableName] [varchar] (10) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
Sample Data for the SEQ_NO
| Type | Prefix | Last Number | Length | Year | Month | Last Year | Last Month | Different Table | TableName | | INV | I | 984 | 4 | | 1 | 2004 | 2 | | | | ORD | | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2004 | | 1 | SEQ_CHAN | | RCT | R | 125 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
2. Table for keep channel wise sequence numbers
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SEQ_CHAN] (
[ Code ] [nvarchar] (5) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL ,
[LastNumber] [int] NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
Sample Data for the SEQ_CHAN
Reading and updating Last Number
I have used single stored procedure for reading and updating the last number. This is due to the fact that in multi user environment, there can be a case where two users get same number for the same record type. To avoid that at the point of generating the next number, number will be updated to the tables.
The stored procedure (sp_Get_Next_Number) has three parameters. First parameter is the type i.e. INV or ORD or RCT. The second parameter is date. Normally date is current system date. However, in the cases of generating previous document, date has to be parameterized keeping the system date as the default. Last parameter is optional parameter for the second table code.
/* Purpose :Get Last Number
Author : PPG Dinesh Asanka
Create Date : 2002-01-23
Version Date Modification
1.01 2002-02-28 Change to Get Last Number from Channel wise table
*/
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_Get_Next_Number]
@TypeID as varchar(5),@TranDate as varchar(20) = "",@secondType as varchar(5) = ""
AS
DECLARE @Prefix VARCHAR(1),
@LastNumber int,
@Length smallint,
@Year bit,
@Month bit,
@LastYear smallint,
@LastMonth smallint,
@DiffrentTable bit,
@TableName varchar(10),
@TrnYear varchar(2),
@TrnMonth varchar(2),
@char_Next_Number as varchar(25),
@SQL as varchar(120),
@charLastNumber as varchar(15)
If @TranDate = ""
Select @TranDate = GetDate()
if exists (Select * From SEQ_NO Where TYPE = @TypeID)
begin
Select @prefix = Prefix,
@LastNumber = LastNumber,
@Length = Length,
@Year = [Year],
@Month = [Month],
@LastYear = [LastYear],
@LastMonth = [LastMonth],
@DiffrentTable = [DiffrentTable],
@TableName = [TableName]
From SEQ_NO Where TYPE = @TypeID
if (@DiffrentTable = 1)
Select @LastNumber = LastNumber From SEQ_CHAN Where CODE = @secondType
Select @LastNumber = @LastNumber + 1
-- To Fill 0 for prefix
Select @charLastNumber = RTRIM(REPLICATE("0",@length - len(@LastNumber)) + cast(@LastNumber as varchar(10)))
Select @TrnYear = RIGHT(DATEPART(yyyy, @TranDate) ,2)
Select @TrnMonth = Month( @TranDate)
If Len(@TrnMonth) = 1 Select @TrnMonth = '0' + @TrnMonth
if @Year = 1 AND @Month = 1 -- Next Number is change for Every Month
if @LastMonth = Month(@TranDate) AND @LastYear = RIGHT(DATEPART(yy, @TranDate) ,2)
Select @char_Next_Number = @TrnYear + @TrnMonth + @charLastNumber
else
begin
Select @char_Next_Number = @TrnYear + @TrnMonth + REPLICATE ("0" ,@length -1) + '1'
Select @LastNumber = 1
Select @LastMonth = @TrnMonth
Select @LastYear = @TrnYear
end
else
if @Year = 1 -- Next Number is changing for Every year
if @LastYear = RIGHT(DATEPART(yy, @TranDate) ,2)
Select @char_Next_Number = @TrnYear + @charLastNumber
else
begin
Select @LastYear = @LastYear
Select @LastNumber = 1
Select @char_Next_Number = @TrnYear + REPLICATE ("0" ,@length -1) + '1'
end
else
Select @char_Next_Number = @charLastNumber
Select RTRIM(LTRIM(ISNULL(@prefix,"") + @char_Next_Number))
-- Update Tables for next Numbers
if (@DiffrentTable = 1)
begin
Select @sql = "Update " + @Tablename + " Set LastNumber ="
+ Cast(@LastNumber as varchar(10)) +
" Where CODE ='" + @secondType + "'"
execute (@sql)
end
Update SEQ_NO Set LastNumber = @LastNumber,
LastYear = @LastYear,
LastMonth = @LastMonth
Where TYPE = @TypeID
end
else
Select "Invalid Type"
Examples
Following results will be returned for the above data set
sp_Get_Next_Number 'INV' = I04020985
sp_Get_Next_Number 'RCT' = R0000000126
sp_Get_Next_Number 'ORD','','A' = 0400009535
Limitations
Problem arises when user trying to make ad hoc changes for the existing numbering system. Therefore, specifically we advised them not to do ad hoc changes to the numbering method.
Conclusion
Until now, we have not found any problems with regard to the above numbering system. Do you have any other way of doing these things? I warmly welcome any suggestions and improvements to the above numbering system.
Dinesh Asanka
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Responses
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| Author: Sankaranarayanan.M 26 Jul 2004 | Member Level: Bronze Points : 0 | we used another way to generate number to the bills.
we have to go for stored Procedures.since its multiple user okay.
1.just if a user inserts a new records
2.Just Check which one he is inserting (INV,BILL, or else other).
3.Then do a query by
set @q=(select max(no) from tbl where cond1=''INV")
4. then u just increment the value by 1 and insert it.
set @q=@q+1
5.this will solve the problem while multiple user also. since we r selecting MAX okay.
Thankz
SankarM
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