SuiteCRM invoice and ticket number - suitecrm

Question

how can I make an unique number for invoice and ticketing system, something like
for tickets: ST-{yymm}-0000001
for Invoice: IN-{yymm}-0000001
Thank you

Answer 1

I recomend you create first a field that will be use to generate the code.
Once you have the field you have different options.
1- Assign that column in the database directly as autonumeric
2- Use a Logic Hook before_save that will be calculating the code in each save. For example:
<?php
//prevents directly accessing this file from a web browser
if(!defined('sugarEntry') ||!sugarEntry) die('Not A Valid Entry Point');
class CrearCodigoAutonumerico
{
public function CrearCodigoAutonumerico(&$bean, $event, $arguments)
{
// Si el campo está vacío...
if(empty($bean->codigo_c)) {
// Obtener el último código asignado
$db = DBManagerFactory::getInstance();
$query = "SELECT codigo_c
FROM <table_module>
ORDER BY codigo_c DESC LIMIT 1";
$result = $db->getOne($query, true);
$ultimo_codigo = $result;
// Calcular y asignar el nuevo código
$bean->codigo_c = $ultimo_codigo + 1;
}
}
}
Once you have this, you can create one more Logic Hook before save that constructs the name as you need it.