A good ID isn’t only unique; it should also enable faster work and offer enough space for additional entries that will be made in the future.

About IDs

That’s why when entering data in registers, one of the most important tasks is creating appropriate IDs for individual records.

For example, we can classify item IDs in the following way:

• non-transparent,
• transparent,
• semi-transparent,
• special IDs, which are used for compound or packaged goods and external IDs
• compound IDs, which include an ID and additional information.

Non-transparent/semi-transparent IDs and EAN codes can be generated automatically!

IDs are assigned to all data that is used repeatedly in the program: items, subjects, currencies, etc. Subject IDs can be generated automatically.

To distinguish individual units with the same ID (e. g. to determine a specific car among all red cars), use serial numbers. For more information see Why Use Serial Numbers?

For more information on customizing IDs (e.g. EAN/UCC 128, quantity or serial number included in code, etc) see Advanced Mode for Assigning IDs.