Set up automatic order numbering

Who is this article for?

Account owners or team members with the Account & Settings permission to configure checkout settings. Set permissions in Square Dashboard.

Sellers with full-service, quick-service or bar mode enabled in the Square Point of Sale app.

About automatic order numbering

Automatic order numbering expands on the current ticket numbering feature, adding the following options:

You can apply automatic order ticket numbering to open orders (bills/tickets) as well as quick sales.
You can set a custom maximum value for automatic numbering from 1 to 9,999.

Make sure your point of sale is running the most recent version of the Square app. You can find your app version at the bottom of the ≡ More screen.
Turning Auto-assign ticket numbers on will update the settings for any POS devices that share the same mode.
The default order number limit is 99 unless you update the automatic order numbering settings.

To set up automatic order numbering and adjust your maximum order number:

Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Settings > Account & Settings > Order tickets.
Update the maximum for each location. The maximum will be set at the location level with order numbering shared across any POS and/or Square Kiosk device that has Auto-assign ticket numbers enabled.

You can turn ticket number assignment on for your POS devices on Square Dashboard (web) or directly on your POS.

Sign in to Square Dashboard and go to Settings > Device management > Modes.
Click on the mode in question and, under Settings, select Manage.
Under Settings, select Checkout > Order tickets.
Update settings and click Save.

Open the Square app and tap ≡ More > Settings > Checkout > Order tickets.
Select Auto-assign ticket numbers.