diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 8fd97968..0e2049e9 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         "AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\userfiles",
         "AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\backupfiles",
         "AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\tempfiles",
-        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "true",
+        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "false",
         "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_SEEDLEVEL": "small",
         "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_TZ_OFFSET": "-7",
         "AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH": "C:\\data\\code\\postgres_13\\bin\\"
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalBizSettingsController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalBizSettingsController.cs
index efe0c158..f1ee4a1e 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalBizSettingsController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalBizSettingsController.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using System.Linq;
 using AyaNova.Models;
 using AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers;
 using AyaNova.Biz;
@@ -133,5 +134,39 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(ret));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get next serial numbers for serialized objects
+        /// </summary>      
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        [HttpGet("seeds")]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetSeeds()
+        {
+            if (serverState.IsClosed)
+                return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+
+            if (!Authorized.HasReadFullRole(HttpContext.Items, AyaType.Global))
+                return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
+
+            /*
+              modelBuilder.Entity<PurchaseOrder>().Property(z => z.Serial).UseIdentityByDefaultColumn();
+                        modelBuilder.Entity<Widget>().Property(z => z.Serial).UseIdentityByDefaultColumn();
+                        modelBuilder.Entity<WorkOrder>().Property(z => z.Serial).UseIdentityByDefaultColumn();
+                        modelBuilder.Entity<Quote>().Property(z => z.Serial).UseIdentityByDefaultColumn();
+                        modelBuilder.Entity<PM>().Property(z => z.Serial).UseIdentityByDefaultColumn();
+            */
+            var NextPurchaseOrder = await ct.PurchaseOrder.AsNoTracking().OrderByDescending(p => p.Serial).Select(x => x.Serial).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+
+            var NextPM = await ct.PM.AsNoTracking().OrderByDescending(p => p.Serial).Select(x => x.Serial).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+
+            var ret = new
+            {
+                //Actual global settings:
+                PurchaseOrderSerial = ++NextPurchaseOrder,
+                PMSerial = ++NextPM
+            };
+
+            return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(ret));
+        }
+
     }//eoc
 }//ens
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/models/AyContext.cs b/server/AyaNova/models/AyContext.cs
index b986bad6..b80664de 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/models/AyContext.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/models/AyContext.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
             modelBuilder.Entity<WorkOrder>().Property(z => z.Serial).UseIdentityByDefaultColumn();
             modelBuilder.Entity<Quote>().Property(z => z.Serial).UseIdentityByDefaultColumn();
             modelBuilder.Entity<PM>().Property(z => z.Serial).UseIdentityByDefaultColumn();
-
+            //## NOTE: if more added here then must also update globalbizsettingscontroller.seeds and client
 
             //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////