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I understand that it is system generated and not editable, and that makes sense. What I don't like is that there is not a logical starting point or sequence (from my organization's standpoint). I have been testing and providing demos to our BOD and the most recent member ID numbers was 368928. They aren't even consecutive for our organization. I would like a member ID field that provides consecutive numbers for our members and allows the admin to choose a starting point. So that our member ID numbers could start with 500 (for example) and run through 750. We want to actually use the member ID field for our organization, and using the current member ID would be confusing.
Sorry for the delay in my responding.
In our case we have not been using a member ID for our membership (yet), but over the past year have had a growing need for one and will probably start assigning one to each member. For now, I will have to do this myself as the admin when I "approve" applications. Our situation is unique - our membership is based around an annual charity bicycle ride for fallen law enforcement officers. Our membership has grown to the point where our medical staff can't possibly know every member and so they need us to start using member ID numbers so that if, god forbid, we have several riders taken out in an accident they can quickly identify everyone involved and cross-reference our medical records. We have 7 chapters around the country and the medical staff would like to be able to designate a range of numbers for each chapter so they can better track who belongs with who. I can maintain this numbering system myself, but it would be nice if I could set up a field that would automate it as applications are accepted.