Not TakenCatalog Number Field Not Auto Populating

Christopher Hartley

After entering an Item title i.e. (USA 1943 Used), then pressing "tab", I found the catalog field auto populates from some Item Titles and does not auto populate from other Item Titles.
After trial and error, I think I discovered the bug.
The catalog field will not auto populate if the number corresponds to stamp issued years.
Essentially it does not auto populate for catalog numbers from 1849-2017.
Chris

Henry Brooks

Just put a # before the 1943 (or whatever) and it will work fine. It needs to be that way to allow for people to put the year date in titles without creating havoc..

Mark Rosenberg

This isn't a bug - but it is as you described - if we can't tell if your title contains a catalog number or a year, we won't auto-populate the Catalog Number or Year field - since we wouldn't have any way to know which is correct.

However, as Carol noted if you place a # sign before the Catalog Number, we'll know it is a Catalog Number and can auto-populate the Catalog Number field for you. So for example use "USA #1943 Used".

Michael Generali

I have found that there are instances when the catalog number doesn't completely auto-populate. This is when the catalog number contains letters, like this:

Scott #B36A-B40

When you tab past the title line, the catalog number box auto-populates like this: B36A

You have to manually enter the rest of the catalog number for the set.

Christopher Hartley

Thanks everyone