How to change the order # when soneone placed from 00000001 to OR-1234

[Dannyb]

Hi I have a question I hope someone can help me with it and tell me how I can do it

I need to change the order # when someone placed the order they get order # 00000001 and so on I need to change it to like OR-1234 and so on does anyone know how to do that? And doesn’t mind of helping that would be great

i`m useing magento 1.9.3

thank you

  Danny

[Damian Culotta]

Hi @Dannyb,

Maybe this thread can help you a little bit: https://community.magento.com/t5/Admin-Configuration-Questions/Can-I-change-the-starting-order-numbe...

[Dannyb]

Hi thank you for the reply but it doesn't give me to put OR - and the # how would I do that?

[Damian Culotta]

Hi @Dannyb,

Well... that part could be solved with an override or an observer. The kind of modification that you want is possible, isn't too hard but it needs a little bit of work.

I can't find some post ot thread with the right example at this moment.

You could use an observer to capture the orde before save and set the increment_id with the format that you want (addind letters to the number).

[Dannyb]

ok thank you ill try it on a demo site and see if it would work 

thank you for your help