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Incrementing a Number in a Field Through a SQL Job

Asked by apitech in SQL Query Syntax

Hello:

In our accounting system, there is a field in a "setup" window that contains the "next" document number. This field automatically generates a new document number in a separate transaction entry window, when a user enters a new transaction. Let's say that the next number in this field in the setup window is UNIVTR000000001. This will be the number in the transaction entry window, when a user enters a new transaction. Now, the "next" number in this setup window will be UNIVTR000000002. And, of course, this number will be the number that pours into the transaction entry window the next time a user enters a transaction.

It's a long story but, due to a bug in the software, the next number is being updated in this setup window when a user overrides that number in the transaction entry window. If the user enters the number "CSITR0000000003" in the transaction entry window, the next document number in the setup window will be "CSITR0000000004". We need for these numbers to stay with the "UNIVTR00000000" theme and not contain the CSITR prefix.

The only way that I know to combat this bug is to create a SQL job that updates this next document number field in the setup window to contain "UNIVTR00000000" plus one more than whatever transaction contains the phrase "UNIVTR00000000".

New transactions are in the SVC00700 table and "historical/posted" transactions are in the SVC30700 table. Also, the setup window is the IV40100 table and this next document number is the NXTSPNUM.

So, I need for the query to say something along the lines of "update IV40100 set NXTSPNUM = "one higher than the highest UNIVTR number whether that number is in the SVC00700 table or in the SVC30700 table"".

How can I do this?

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Incrementing a Number in a Field Through a SQL Job

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