Hello!
Anybody knows why the automatic number jumps numbers from time to time? Who can be fix?

The Automatic Number would only "jump" if:

- Someone deleted records
- Person A chose New Record, Person B chose New Record, Person A closed the Edit: New Record window without creating a record.

To "fill in" the missing numbers, you'd have to either:

- Change the field to be a Plain Number field and create records to fill in the "holes."
- Create a new empty textbase, and import the records into it. This would resequence all the Automatic Number values.

Thanks for the quick answer.
The second option is impossible (because we use those automated numbers as topographic signature, so if we do it then we have to re-label all our items... more or less 4000!!!)
The first option was my first idea (after reading the manual), but... it's a safe option? didn't that crack the whole database?

It is safe to change the field to a plain Number field (it doesn't even try to reindex), fill in the "missing" numbers, then change the field back to an Automatic Number field.

However, it's always a good idea to back up your textbase before performing an operation like this.

Thank you for your time, the explanation and the confirmation.