In past I have shown how to reset auto-numbering un-supported way. Today I am going to discuss how we can reset auto-numbering by Microsoft supported way.
Number greyed-out so it can't be changed through UI. But we can write a small console application to update it using SDK.
Following code can be used to update the number. In this example I am updating CurrentKbNumber but we can also update CurrentCaseNumber, CurrentContractNumber, CurrentQuoteNumber, CurrentOrderNumber and CurrentInvoiceNumber. However we don't need to worry about prefix and they can be updated through UI.
//
QueryExpression to Retrieve Organization
QueryExpression qe = new QueryExpression("organization")
{
ColumnSet = new ColumnSet(new string[] {"organizationid", "name", "currentkbnumber"})
};
EntityCollection orgs = service.RetrieveMultiple(qe);
if (orgs != null && orgs.Entities.Count > 0)
{
var org = orgs[0];
var organizationId = (Guid)org["organizationid"];
// Creating a new Object to update. Set the
CurrentKbNumber to your desired number
Organization
organizationToUpdate = new Organization { CurrentKbNumber = 100000, Id = organizationId};
service.Update(organizationToUpdate);
Once updated, please go to Settings > Administration > Auto-numbering to verify.
Happy Coding
P. S. Hayer
