{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":39835,"path":"platform-administration/t_RenumberingRecords.md","title":"Configure left padding of a system number in a table","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Configure left padding of a system number in a table\n\nYou can configure the left padding of the system numbers on a table. For example, pad the **Number** field on an Incident, Problem, or Change Request.\n\n## Before you begin\n\nIf you are configuring numbers on a custom table or a table that does not extend the task table, then, before performing the following procedure, you must prepare business rules and script includes. For more information, see [Prepare to left-pad number fields in custom tables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/t_PrepToLeftPadNumFldsInCustmTbls.md).\n\nRole required: admin\n\n## Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to the form, then right-click the **Number** field and select **Configure Dictionary**.\n\n2.  Enter the following script in the **Default value** field and click **Update**.\n\n    ```\n    javascript:getNextObjNumberPadded();\n    ```\n\n3.  Navigate to **System Definition** > **Number Maintenance**.\n\n4.  Open the table record.\n\n5.  Enter a value in the **Number of digits** field.\n\n6.  Click **Update**.\n\n    Number padding is applied to both existing and new records.\n\n    \\[Omitted image \"SysNumberPadded.png\"\\] Alt text: Sys number padded\n\n    The result of the configuration in the image is an Incident number that is left padded.\n\n    \\[Omitted image \"PaddedIncidentnumber.png\"\\] Alt text: Padded incident number\n\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Prepare to left-pad number fields in custom tables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/t_PrepToLeftPadNumFldsInCustmTbls.md)\n\n"}}