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Edit Submission Number in the Submission Table

Updated over a week ago

Each submission is automatically assigned a Submission Number, which helps identify and organize submissions within your event. Organizers can edit these numbers manually to suit their specific needs.

How Submission Numbers Work by Default

By default, submission numbers are assigned in the order submissions are received:

  • The first submission = 1

  • The second submission = 2

  • And so on...

How to Edit Submission Numbers

You can customize the submission number for each submission.

To edit:

  1. Go to Event Data > Submissions

  2. Locate the Number column

  3. Click the pencil icon beside the submission number you want to edit

  4. Enter your new value and press Enter

Guidelines:

  • You can use alphanumeric characters (letters and numbers)

  • Hyphens (-) and periods (.) are supported

  • The number must be unique

  • Maximum 12 characters

FAQ

Why would I want to edit the Submission Number?

The submission number controls the order of presentations on the Presentation page. Presentations are sorted alphanumerically based on this value.
This means you can:

  • Group posters by theme (e.g., BIO-1, BIO-2 for Molecular Biology)

  • Control presentation flow for sessions

  • Match submission numbers to physical poster boards

Does changing the number affect anything else?

Only the display order on the Presentation page and the way submissions are identified.

How does alphanumeric sorting work?

Alphanumeric sorting follows this general rule:
Numbers come before letters. For example, this is the order:

1

2

10

A1

B1

BIO-1

BIO-2

BIO-10

To keep things consistent, especially for numeric-only values, we recommend using leading zeros (e.g., 001, 002, 010) to avoid unexpected sorting.

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