# Manually rename invoice numbers

**URL:** <https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/manually-rename-invoice-numbers/11470>\
**Category:** Installing my Dolibarr\
**Created:** [December 5, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/manually-rename-invoice-numbers/11470 "2014-12-05T18:43:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![astrox](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@astrox](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/astrox)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/manually-rename-invoice-numbers/11470/1 "2014-12-05T18:43:54Z")

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Hello, someone know how to manually modify the name of an already validated invoice? For example i want to rename an invoice from FA1412-00010 to FA1412-0001. I’ve seen that in modify page there’s no way to rename it, i’ve tried with post and get method but it’s hard. The only way i found is only though the database table renaming. Someone could help me to figure out how could I do? Thank you very much

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**Author:** ![dvukosavljevic](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@dvukosavljevic](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/dvukosavljevic)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/manually-rename-invoice-numbers/11470/2 "2014-12-11T14:41:35Z")

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Hello!

I am not sure whether you will be able to rename already validated invoices, but you can manage the format of invoice numbering in Setup-Modules-Main modules-Invoices-Setup.

Here you have Invoices and credit notes numbering model, and the model called mercure might be the functionality that you are looking for.

Good luck,

Dragan

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**Author:** ![astrox](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@astrox](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/astrox)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/manually-rename-invoice-numbers/11470/3 "2014-12-13T09:01:05Z")

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Hello, thank you for your answer. I would need to rename already validated invoices instead, to be able to import manually all pending invoices of latest years and rename them correctly if the numbers are not sequential. I think we have to customize something to proceed with the database data rows updating inside the “facture” table.