# Form Default - Automatic number snag - broken sequence

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/form-default-automatic-number-snag-broken-sequence/42714>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 23, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/form-default-automatic-number-snag-broken-sequence/42714 "2022-08-23T10:48:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![ProACT.Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@ProACT.Sam](https://forum.manager.io/u/ProACT.Sam)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/form-default-automatic-number-snag-broken-sequence/42714/1 "2022-08-23T10:48:29Z")

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With a set of accounts in manager,  
uploaded from a template created before form default update  
Automatic referencing is still ticked to enable  
and sequence in place,  
but when i try to add a new item eg receipt to is reverting number to start from 1  
i know how to action form defaults from within form bottom right  
but how can i resolve this mid year number sequence error  
?  
thank you  
sam

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**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/form-default-automatic-number-snag-broken-sequence/42714/2 "2022-08-23T15:20:49Z")

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Can you please illustrate this with screen shots? It is not clear exactly what you are referring to.

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**Author:** ![ProACT.Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@ProACT.Sam](https://forum.manager.io/u/ProACT.Sam)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/form-default-automatic-number-snag-broken-sequence/42714/3 "2022-08-24T05:52:35Z")

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when creating the receipt  
the automatic sequence is apparent  
but not used  
 ![Screenshot 2022-08-24 at 08.47.03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/f/b/fba813ced0365cb13ccfb23aa01f7f90d83436e3.png)

 ![Screenshot 2022-08-24 at 08.46.24](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/7/b/7b84a45eff7cc6334f015a5274b79c6dde64da65.png)

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**Author:** ![ProACT.Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@ProACT.Sam](https://forum.manager.io/u/ProACT.Sam)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/form-default-automatic-number-snag-broken-sequence/42714/4 "2022-08-24T05:53:27Z")

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![Screenshot 2022-08-24 at 08.47.14](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/7/c/7c30ba65a82ce4265efc0fa02fe0c5d8e2f67be0.png)

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**Author:** ![ProACT.Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@ProACT.Sam](https://forum.manager.io/u/ProACT.Sam)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/form-default-automatic-number-snag-broken-sequence/42714/5 "2022-08-24T05:54:02Z")

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![Screenshot 2022-08-24 at 08.48.09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/d/e/deb6e09f351fbe9eed03f47766168d41264bff25.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/form-default-automatic-number-snag-broken-sequence/42714/6 "2022-08-24T08:11:47Z")

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Are you using a custom theme?

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/form-default-automatic-number-snag-broken-sequence/42714/7 "2026-07-05T20:11:16Z")

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