Bates Numbering Generator: Streamline Document Identification

Easily generate Bates numbers in bulk with the Bates Numbering Generator tool. Whether you’re organizing legal documents, discovery materials, or compliance files, this tool helps you maintain consistency and traceability by generating a structured sequence of Bates numbers and exporting them into a CSV file.

📝 Field Descriptions

Each field below is designed to help you customize and control the Bates numbering process according to your specific needs.

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🔤 Bates Prefix

Define a prefix to appear at the beginning of each Bates number. This can be any mix of letters and/or numbers.
Example: Entering BEG- will generate numbers like BEG-000001, BEG-000002, and so on.

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🔢 Padding Length

Set the total length (in digits) of the numeric portion of each Bates number. The generator will automatically add leading zeros to match the padding length.
Example: If the padding length is 6, then number 123 will become 000123.

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🟢 Start Number

Choose the number at which Bates numbering should begin. This is especially useful when continuing a sequence from a previous batch.
Example: Starting at 500 with padding 6 and no prefix will yield 000500.

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🔤 Bates Suffix (Optional)

Add a suffix at the end of each Bates number to further customize or classify the records.
Example: A suffix of -A will result in Bates numbers like 000001-A, 000002-A.

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📋 Total Records

Specify how many Bates numbers you want to generate. The generator will create this exact number, starting from the defined start number and applying the prefix, suffix, and padding.
Example: Entering 100 with a start number of 1 will produce Bates numbers from 000001 to 000100.

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⚙️ Generate Bates

Once all fields are filled:

1. Click Generate Bates

2. Enter the file path for the CSV output

3. The generator will save a CSV file containing all generated Bates numbers

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❌ Close

Click this button to exit the tool without generating any Bates numbers. Your input will not be saved.

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✅ Why Use the Bates Numbering Generator?

• Bulk-generate consistent Bates numbers

• Flexible customization with prefixes, suffixes, and padding

• Simple CSV export for legal and compliance workflows

• Saves time compared to manual numbering