Generate Unique ID in a field upon record creation?

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I a have a custom entity that is a prescription order entity, and I'd like a field titled "Order ID" to auto populate with a unique ID when each record is created.

What is the simplest way to accomplish this?? Thank you in advance.

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a33ik 84,331 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hello,

If you work with v9.0 then you can use new "autonumber" field feature - andz88.wordpress.com/.../dynamics-365-v9-0-hidden-gems-1-autonumber

If you're on earlier version you can use one of many opensource solutions - celedonpartners.com/.../celedon-autonumber-solution-for-dynamics-crm for example.

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Refer this: community.dynamics.com/.../269353

Hope this helps.

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Preeti Sharma 2,678 on at

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Hi,

You can write custom workflow or plugin to generate unique ID everytime record is created

Also as suggested you can use auto numbering feature.

Thanks:)

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Hi,

here to do it without code: www.powerobjects.com/.../how-to-create-an-auto-number-without-code

here an addin: www.powerobjects.com/.../powerautonumber

As said before on v9 you have it ootb: community.dynamics.com/.../d365-v9-0-a-feature-a-day-auto-numbering-in-v9-0

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Temmy Wahyu Raharjo 2,916 on at

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In plugin event on create. Assign target attribute (order id) with this: Guid.NewGuid()

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