Assigning Bidder Numbers

Assigning Bidder Numbers

This article details how to manually assign or auto-assign bidder numbers to registered users.

General Considerations:

• We recommend using numbers between 100-999.
• GiveSmart does not supply physical paddles or bidder numbers. 
• Multiple guests can share the same bidder number (e.g. families, spouses, partners)
• Prior to the event, use the merge duplicates tool to clean up any duplicate profiles. 

Auto-Assign Bidder Numbers

Considerations: 

• Each user is assigned a bidder number which will begin at 100, and increase by one. 
• Do not use this feature if there are users who will need to share the same bidder number.
• Do not use this feature until all users are listed as Registered Users.
• Companies, who are created as item donors, will not be assigned a bidder number.

Head to Users > Details from the left navigation.

Select (. . .) on the right-hand side > Auto-Assign Bidder Numbers

Select Assign Bidder Numbers to proceed. 

What about for new users?

Please proceed with caution when using the Auto-Assign Bidder Numbers action again after new users are added. This will cause all bidder numbers to be reassigned to all users. 

Instead, manually add a bidder number to the new user(s). 

Manually Assign Bidder Numbers

From the Users Container within the Dashboard, click the More button ("···").

Select Manage Users

Click the More button ("···") > Bulk Edit Users

• Use the three fields at the top of the page to sort users as needed. 
• Locate the user(s) to update, then select the field under the "BID #" column.
• Enter or edit the bidder number in this field.
• Click the cursor outside of the box, to automatically save.