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description: Apply unique, gapless sequence numbers to transaction records to ensure financial compliance and a clear audit trail. You can also mandate assigning an invoice number to every posted invoice.
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# Turn On Sequential Numbering Features

Apply unique, gapless sequence numbers to transaction records to ensure financial compliance and a clear audit trail. You can also mandate assigning an invoice number to every posted invoice.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions with <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.revenue_licenses_areas_and_features.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5">the Revenue Cloud Billing license</a>. Contact your Salesforce account executive for more information.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d212581e75 ">To enable Billing features:</td>

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1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Billing, and then select **Billing Settings**.
2. In the Configure Gapless Sequential Numbering for Billing section, click **Sequential Numbering Settings**.
3. Turn on Sequential Numbering.
4. Return to the Billing Settings page.
5. To make sure that every posted invoice is assigned an invoice number, turn on Mandate Sequence Policy for Posted Invoices.
6. To make sure that every posted credit memo is assigned a credit memo number, turn on Mandate Sequence Policy for Posted Credit Memos.

After you turn on sequential numbering features, you or your Billing Operations Users can [configure sequential numbering for invoices](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.billing_sequential_numbering_for_invoices_configure.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use a sequence policy to configure automated sequential numbering for your invoices and credit memos. Generate unique, gapless numbers to create fully traceable records for financial audits.").