Exploring Shopware: Number Ranges in Shopware 6 Settings

Every e-commerce website contains thousands of all possible records about every entity. This information helps to organize your daily workflow and keep everything in order. Shopware 6 provides the ability to use custom number ranges for this process uniquely identifying orders, customers, or documents. The system uses a series of character and number combinations for that. As a store administrator, you can create unique combinations. In the following article, we shed light on how to add new number ranges in Shopware 6 as well as manage the existing ones. Besides, you will find an FAQ section that briefly describes basic management duties associated with Shopware 6 number ranges in particular and the platform in general.

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Number Ranges Screen in Shopware 6 Admin

Let’s see how to find the Number Ranges screen in the Shopware 6 administration:

• Go to your Shopware 6 administration;
• Open its main menu;
• Proceed to the Settings section;
• Open the Shop subsection;
• Hit the Number Ranges button.

Note that depending on the country, number ranges may need to follow legal requirements. You may need to include day, month, or year in a number range, etc.

As for the Shopware 6 Number Ranges overview, it looks as follows:

Here, you can see a list of available number ranges, including the number range name, application, and assignment.

You can use the context menu to edit or remove the corresponding number range.

Adding a number range

To create a number range, hit the Add Number Range button. 

After that, the following window will displays:

• Name – add a meaningful name;
• Description – specify a description to better identify the new range; 
• Prefix – a string placed before the number;
• Start number – the range starts with this number;
• Suffix – a string set after the number;
• Advanced mode – this toggle disables the creation of the range with prefix and suffix, replacing it with the Pattern mode (described below);
• Current number – this row displays the last assigned number of the range;
• Preview – the final look of your number range.

As for the Assignment section, it lets you specify two things. Firstly, it is the purpose of the number range. Secondly, it is a sales channel to which it is assigned.

Advanced mode

In the Advanced mode subsection, you can specify a pattern for creating your number range. It lets you create a custom format that includes additional data, such as the date.

Shopware 6 lets you use the following variables in the pattern:

• {n} – an incrementing number that follows the specified start number;
• {date} – the current date in the international format: YYYY-MM-DD;
• {date_dmy} – a custom date format that incorporates additional variables:
  • Y = Year, 
  • y = Year in two digits, 
  • M = Month, 
  • m = Month as number, 
  • D = Day, 
  • d = Day as number.

Let’s assume that the start number is 13 and the date is June 4, 2021. The following patterns transform as follows:

• Order{n}-{date} – Order13-2021-06-04
• Order{n}-{date_d.m.Y} – Order13-04.06.2021
• Order{n}-{date_Y-M-D} – Order13-2021-JUN-FRI
• Order{n}_{date_dmy} – Order13_050621

How to Import Number Ranges to Shopware 6

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