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All master records and transactions in Business Central require a unique identifier; hte number series is how Business Central handles this.
There is the page where you create and maintain the number series, which actually provides a fair bit of control. For example, you can choose if the number series allows users to override the default numbering with their own number, if gaps are allowed in the numbering or if any number defaults as all.
Elsewhere is Business Central, you can configure which number series is used for which master record or transaction type.
In addition, when you configure the number series to be used, you can also specify the posted number series, which is available for most, but not all, transaction types.
The number series is assigned as the record or transaction is created; when a transaction is posted it will be assigned a number from the posted number series. This allows for different numbering ranges to be used for open and posted transactions, giving a separation between documents at different status and also a clear audit trail.
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