note: Please do not post a 'thanks I'll ask someone' post. it just pings me for no reason and doesn't respond to the question. But thanks for any help. In setup Auto-Generated Numbers, there are Document Numbers and Transaction Numbers. For Bill Payments in particular, I want to set up a Document Number prefix. * For Bill Payment, there is an entry under Transaction but not Document numbers. Why is that? * How can I add a prefix on the Bill Payment Document Numbers? * What is the difference between a Document Number and a Transaction Number? document vs transaction numbers 2114 vs VENDPYMT1006

Those are sequentially generated "check numbers", which are available for user entry. The system assumes you don't have any "failed printed checks" (even though most Bill Payments aren't checks) and adds +1 to the previous number. NetSuite doesn't natively allow adding a prefix to Bill Payment Document Numbers.

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note: Please do not post a 'thanks I'll ask someone' post. it just pings me for no reason and doesn't respond to the question. But thanks for any help.

In setup Auto-Generated Numbers, there are Document Numbers and Transaction Numbers. For Bill Payments in particular, I want to set up a Document Number prefix.

For Bill Payment, there is an entry under Transaction but not Document numbers. Why is that?
How can I add a prefix on the Bill Payment Document Numbers?
What is the difference between a Document Number and a Transaction Number?

document vs transaction numbers

2114 vs VENDPYMT1006

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