UltraCart supports two types of order ID schemes: sequential and date-based. If you would like to have a sequential order ID scheme then select numeric, enter a starting number, and select the width of the ID (UltraCart will place leading zeroes in front of the number). Alternatively you can select an order ID scheme based upon the date and time the order is placed.
The date/time format is the UltraCart default and looks like the following:
DEMO-YYYYMMDDHHMM-RRRRRR
Where DEMO is the Merchant ID, YYYY is the year, MM is the month, DD is the day, HH is the hour, MM is the minute, and RRRRR is a random unique identifier.
The alternate format, numerically increasing, uses your designated starting number that is incremented by one for each successful order.
- UltraCart recommends selecting a significantly high starting number and a width of at least ten digits. Selecting a low starting number might give customers the indication that the online store has not been around for a long time or does not have a large volume of business.
- Merchants should never reset the starting number lower than an existing order ID or a collision will occur.
An example numeric order ID with a staring number of one thousand and a width of ten would be:
DEMO-0000001000
Figure 45 - Order ID Scheme
Select which scheme you desire by click the radio button to the left. If Numeric is selected, also enter the Next ID to begin your numbering and also indicate the width (at least 10 is recommended).