Add sequence-numbers to your contacts

A neat way to add sequential numbers to a contact field, starting and ending with a number provided by you. This will make sure for example, that every giro number in print is always a different one to avoid any conflicts. Before we continue, we have to mention a super-serious note:

Note: You cannot import sequence numbers or add them manually in the Contacts app. Use the Update Contact block in Flow to set sequence numbers on a contact level.

In other less-greenish words - only the Update contacts block can add sequence numbers to contacts.

To make the sequence-number field:

• Go to the Contacts app.
• Click Manage fields.
• Click Add new field and set its input to sequence-number.
  • The Numbers from field has to start from at least 1.
  • The To number is optional. If left blank, the sequence numbers will continually increase.
• Click Add when the field looks good enough.

Now that you have the field all ready to be used, we need to add it to an Update Contact block:

• In a Flow, drag & drop the Update contact block.
• In its settings, set Update contact field and select the sequence-number field you just created.
• Connect it to other blocks.

When the contacts in this Flow reach this block - they will be added a sequence number in their sequence-numbered field you selected. Back to the field in the Manage fields in Contacts, you can see which number is currently the Last used one.

Tip: If for example you have the numbers from 1 to 50, but you send to 100 contacts - after the number 50, they will again start from number 1.