--- title: "Choose Available Service Number" slug: "choose-available-service-number" updated: 2026-08-10T20:23:24Z published: 2026-08-10T20:23:24Z canonical: "help.idibilling.com/choose-available-service-number" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.idibilling.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Choose Available Service Number When you select **Choose Available Service Number** you can choose which service number to pull from inventory. - If you are assigning a service number to a ***non-wireless*** service, the following Choose Available Service Numbers window is displayed. **(Show Picture)** ![ChooseAvailableServiceNumbers](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3f7f8ade-bcb1-4ec8-af25-0c0ad8601afb/Images/Documentation/25292.gif?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-14T11%3A04%3A16Z&se=2026-11-14T12%3A04%3A16Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2FdRuGgm3NFOuqcKdE5eHOEo2ESDrmfe9crt6MY6LLwo%3D) - If you are assigning a service number to a ***wireless*** service, the following Choose Available Service Numbers window is displayed. **(Show Picture)** ![UG template for Help](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3f7f8ade-bcb1-4ec8-af25-0c0ad8601afb/Images/Documentation/49093.gif?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-14T11%3A04%3A16Z&se=2026-11-14T12%3A04%3A16Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2FdRuGgm3NFOuqcKdE5eHOEo2ESDrmfe9crt6MY6LLwo%3D) The Choose Available Service Numbers windows provide the following input fields: | Service Number Inventory Group (required) | Select the desired inventory group from the drop-down list (includes inventory group and inventory group type). All reserved service numbers from the selected inventory are displayed in the Reserved Service Numbers area of this window. | | --- | --- | | MIN Inventory Group***)*** | Select/check this check box if you want to select a MIN from a different inventory group than the Service Number Inventory Group. Then select the desired MIN Inventory Group from the drop-down list. > [!NOTE] > Note > > This check box and drop-down list are only provided if you are assigning a service number to a wireless service. Does not apply to wireline | | Desired Quantity | Number of service numbers to be assigned to this service. This is the Quantity specified on the Add Services window. > [!NOTE] > Note > > This field cannot be modified if you are assigning a single service number to a service. | | Quantity Selected | Number of service numbers that are currently selected for this service. This value changes as you select and clear service numbers. > [!NOTE] > Note > > This field cannot be modified. | | Next Available Service Numbers | | Quantity to Get | If you want to ignore the reserved service numbers, enter the number of available service numbers you want to pull from inventory. Default = value in ***Desired Quantity***. | | In Sequence | If you want to ignore the reserved service numbers and pull sequential service numbers from inventory, check this check box. Checked: The next available service numbers that are in sequential numerical order are pulled from inventory. There are no gaps in the numbering sequence between these numbers. Unchecked: The next available service numbers are pulled from inventory, regardless of their sequence. There could be gaps in the numbering sequence between these numbers. | | Reserved Service Numbers > [!NOTE] > Note > > All reserved service numbers in this service's inventory are displayed in this section of the Choose Available Service Number window. | | Service Number | Reserved service number. | | Inventory Group(s) | Inventory group(s) to which this service number belongs. | | Expiration Date | Date and time this reservation is due to expire. | - If you want to assign one of the reserved service numbers displayed in the Reserved Service Numbers section of this window: - Select/check the check box to the left of the desired service number. - Click **OK**. The Choose Available Service Numbers window is closed and the selected service number is displayed in the Service Number field of the requesting window. - If you want to assign an unreserved service number: - Enter the number of service numbers you would like to choose from in the Quantity to Get field. - If you request more than one service number and you want the service numbers to be in sequence, select the In Sequence check box. - Click **Find**. - The next available service numbers in inventory are displayed in the Next Available Service Numbers portion of the window. > [!NOTE] > Note > > If you select the In Sequence check box, the next available service numbers that are in sequential numerical order are retrieved from inventory. - If the inventory does not have enough available service numbers to satisfy your request, one of the following error messages is displayed: - "The system was unable to find any service numbers." Click **OK** to return to the Choose Available Service Numbers window. - "The system was unable to find X service numbers in sequence." Click **OK** to return to the Choose Available Service Numbers window. - "The system was only able to find X service numbers. Would you like to get these numbers?" Click **Yes** to display these service numbers in the Next Available Service Numbers portion of the window. Click **No** to cancel the request and return to the Choose Available Service Numbers window. - "The system was only able to find X service numbers in sequence. Would you like to get these numbers?" Click **Yes** to display these service numbers in the Next Available Service Numbers portion of the window. Click **No** to cancel the request and return to the Choose Available Service Numbers window. - In the Next Available Service Numbers portion of the window, select/check the check box to the left of the service number you want to assign. - Click **OK**. The Choose Available Service Numbers window is closed and the selected service number is displayed in the Service Number field of the requesting window. - Click **Cancel** to close the Choose Available Service Numbers window without assigning a service number.