# I need help with creating an order number
**URL:** https://forum.adalo.com/t/i-need-help-with-creating-an-order-number/634
**Category:** Get Help
**Created:** [April 7, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/i-need-help-with-creating-an-order-number/634 "2020-04-07T17:44:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@alexanderjason](https://forum.adalo.com/u/alexanderjason)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/i-need-help-with-creating-an-order-number/634/1 "2020-04-07T17:44:08Z")
Hi, I have been building a food ordering app, I have most of the functionalities working, but I am having a bit of difficulty with assigning an order number to an order. Please I would it if I could get help with this.
thank you
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### Author:  [@Ben](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Ben)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/i-need-help-with-creating-an-order-number/634/2 "2020-04-08T02:26:04Z")
Have a Number property on your Orders collection called order number. Then in the Action that creates a new order, in the order number field enter “[Orders Count] + 1”
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### Author:  [@alexanderjason](https://forum.adalo.com/u/alexanderjason)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/i-need-help-with-creating-an-order-number/634/3 "2020-04-08T11:56:36Z")
thank you!
seems to be working just fine.