Why aren't the code numbers of my address records unique?

Why aren't the code numbers of my address records unique?

timeSensor LEGAL uses two types of numbering for address data records:
  1. the record ID
  2. the address code
The data record ID is managed by timeSensor LEGAL and assigned continuously. It is unique and unchangeable . All internal links in the database work via record ID. You will find the record ID in the dossier in the lower left corner in a blue box.

The last two digits of the record ID ( 00 in the picture) designate the entity. If you manage multiple entities in timeSensor LEGAL, the record ID ends with 00 for the first entity, with 10 for the second entity, and so on. A data record ID 123-10 shows you that the relevant data record was created in entity 2.

The address code is also used to number addresses. However, the code numbers of the address data records are not necessarily unique and can be changed manually. Address codes can be useful to keep the old address numbers in the form of the address code after a data migration. On the other hand, address codes can be used to bring related records together using the same code.

If you add employees to a company via the shortened wizard, the system will automatically assign these employees the same address code that the company has. This simplifies finding all addresses belonging to this company.


In the example shown, all employees of the company Muster & Sample have the address code 191 and the different ID's . The code can also be changed later by holding down the Alt key and clicking on the data record ID in the lower left corner of the dossier. Now the system allows you to enter any address code, which can be different from the record ID.


Code and ID in the dossier

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