Many municipalities use the same permit number to identify an application through to the issued permit, while others prefer to use a different application number. CityReporter allows you to do either. It also has options to automatically generate application numbers and permit numbers.
1. Using your computer, log into CityReporter web with your city code, username, and password. Select the Permits & Construction module in the left menu, then click the Setup button at the top of the screen, as shown. You must have Administrator permissions to access the Setup button.
2. The General Options screen has options for Application Numbers and Permit Numbers.
- Application Number
- Enable Application Number – When enabled, an Application # field is available in the Permit Editor and is required for new applications. The Application # is also displayed on the Summary screen and in reports.
- Enable Generator – Enable this option to automatically generate the application number when creating a new application on the Permit Management > Applications screen.
- Leave the Application # field blank in the Permit Editor to auto-generate the next number in sequence when you Save the new application.
- If a value is entered instead of leaving it blank, the Application # will be set to that value.
- Current # – Use # to indicate leading zeros, e.g. enter APPL-###1 to generate the next application number APPL-0002. The Current # field will automatically update after an application number is generated.
- Permit Number Generator
- Enable Generator – Enable this option to automatically generate the permit number when creating a new permit on the Permit Management > Permits screen.
- Leave the Permit # field blank in the Permit Editor to auto-generate the next number in sequence when you Save the new permit.
- If a value is entered instead of leaving it blank, the Permit # will be set to that value.
- Current # – Use # to indicate leading zeros, e.g. enter BP-###1 to generate the next application number BP-0002. The Current # field will automatically update after a permit number is generated.
- Note: If using application numbers, a permit number will be automatically generated when a permit’s status is changed to Issued with the Permit # field left blank.
- Enable Generator – Enable this option to automatically generate the permit number when creating a new permit on the Permit Management > Permits screen.
3. Click the Save button at the bottom right when done. Also see our tutorials How To Create a New Permit Application and How To Create a New Permit.
