Permit Manager has an automatic permit numbering feature that automatically applies the next available number to a permit when used. To use the feature, click the Magic Wand button next to the Permit Number. The next available number will appear in the Permit Number field.

The permit number can be a maximum of 15 characters long and can be formatted in several different ways. Various options are explained below. Contact the CSDatum staff to adjust the permit numbering to use any of these options.

The standard permit number is formatted as YYNNNN, where YY is the last 2 digits of the current year and NNNN is a unique four-digit number.

Example: 220034.

The 2 digit year can be removed from the permit number so that it is simply NNNN. Example: 0034.

The standard permit number format can have a hyphen placed between the year and number in the format YY-NNNN.

Example: 22-0034.

The standard permit number can be supplemented with a prefix or suffix. The prefix/suffix can be up to 7 characters long. The prefix/suffix is often used to do something like add a "Z" to zoning permits and a "B" to building permits.

Example: 220034B or B-220034.

The unique four-digit number applied to each permit can be customized so that all permits draw from the same set of numbers, or each permit type can use its own individual set of numbers.

The above features can be used to create the permit number in the format required by PA DEP for the "Application for an On-Lot Sewage System Permit". We can add the six-digit municipality code number as the prefix and enable the hyphen between year and permit number to create a permit number in the following format.

There may be times when you need to adjust or reset the permit number counter. This often happens in a new year, when resetting the number counter back to 0001, but it may be needed at other times to adjust the numbering. The sections below describe these adjustments.

Begin from a permit type that you want to reset the numbering for. In the screenshot below, the permit numbers will be reset for Building Permits because that's the type of permit that is open. Click the Down Arrow button next to the Permit Number, then click Clear.

Click Reset to confirm that you want to reset the counter.

If you want to adjust the counter to a different number, begin from a permit type that you want to change the numbering for. In the screenshot below, the permit numbers will be adjusted for Building Permits because that's the type of permit that is open. Click the Down Arrow button next to the Permit Number. Click Set.

In the Counter Value field, type the number of the last permit number that was used. Then click the Update button. The Next Generated Number window will show the next permit number that will be applied when the Magic Wand button is used to generate a permit number. Click Set to apply the change.

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