ID formats

In Cakedesk, every client, invoice and proposal has a unique ID.

You can change the format of these IDs under Settings for Clients, Invoices and Proposals.

#Setting a starting number

When you create your first invoice, you can manually enter the invoice number. If this number matches your configured ID format, Cakedesk will automatically increment from that number for subsequent invoices.

Example: You've chosen the format {yyyy}-{###,y} and enter 2026-050 for your first invoice. The next invoice will automatically receive the number 2026-051.

This is useful when switching from another invoicing software and you want to continue your invoice numbering sequence.

#Built-in ID formats

The following ID formats are built-in:

Name	Example	Syntax
Year-based	2023-001	{yyyy}-{###,y}
Month-based	2023-06-01	{yy}-{mm}-{##,m}
Client-based (invoices/proposals only)	1679527124-001	{clientId}-{###,c}
Counter (3 digits)	001	{###}
Counter (6 digits)	000001	{######}
Timestamp	1679527124	{ts}

#Custom ID-formats

You can also create completely custom ID formats by using one or more placeholders.

Always make sure to include some kind of counter, otherwise Cakedesk can't autogenerate unique IDs.

Name	Example	Syntax
Year (4 digits)	2023	{yyyy}
Quarter (1 digit)	4	{q}
Year (2 digits)	23	{yy}
Month	03	{mm}
Counter	001	{###} (number of # symbols determines the padding)
Yearly counter	0001	{####,y} (number of # symbols determines the padding)
Quarterly counter	0001	{####,q} (number of # symbols determines the padding)
Monthly counter	0001	{####,m} (number of # symbols determines the padding)
Daily counter	0001	{####,d} (number of # symbols determines the padding)
Client-based counter (invoices/proposals only)	0001	{####,c} (number of # symbols determines the padding)
UNIX timestamp	1679527124	{ts}