Bots and automation

In this section, let us introduce some of the two tips and tricks that can solve the most frequently asked questions by using AppSheet Automation as a solution.

Creating sequential numbers by using a bot

The sample app's name is Chapter 12_08: https://www.appsheet.com/templates/sample?appGuidString=17237b1f-5f16-4b31-8b2a-269aafeb0274.

We observed a number of the same questions in the community asking how to get sequential numbers. They could be used, for instance, as document IDs, job IDs, or for other different purposes. An AppSheet app should be usable by multiple users at any time. When app users are accessing the same app at the same time, they are working on the same app, which is copied to the devices the app users are using. This makes the task of creating sequential numbers difficult, as concurrent app users could generate the exact same number. Before diving deeper, let’s get started with the usual implementation of this type of feature...