# Feature request: Option to disable version counter for configurations
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/feature-request-option-to-disable-version-counter-for-configurations/5232
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [September 16, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/feature-request-option-to-disable-version-counter-for-configurations/5232 "2014-09-16T05:19:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@lcoursey](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lcoursey)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/feature-request-option-to-disable-version-counter-for-configurations/5232/1 "2014-09-16T05:19:35Z")
We’re running a lot of configurations in Continua that make no sense at all to have a version counter or build number, as they are data workflows as opposed to application builds. Is it possible to add a feature to disable this on a configuration-to-configuration basis? We’re just ending up with a page full of configurations with meaningless build numbers that we simply want to hide or remove.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@peter.toms](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/peter.toms)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/feature-request-option-to-disable-version-counter-for-configurations/5232/2 "2014-09-17T01:23:53Z")
Hi Luke, thank you for posting, this is possible currently.
Within a configuration create a variable ([http://wiki.finalbuilder.com/display/continua/Variables](http://wiki.finalbuilder.com/display/continua/Variables)) named “blank” which is a text field that contains no value. Enter this variable into the version format string textbox “%blank%” or alternatively you could enter some static text eg “None” or “N/A”. If you need the number back at a later time you can always just re-enter ‘1.0.0.$Build.BuildNumber$’ and the build versions will start displaying again.
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### Author:  [@lcoursey](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lcoursey)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2014, 11:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/feature-request-option-to-disable-version-counter-for-configurations/5232/3 "2014-09-17T11:40:41Z")
Peter,
Thanks for the reply, this is good to know. Does the version format string textbox accept environment variables?
Regards,
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### Author:  [@peter.toms](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/peter.toms)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/feature-request-option-to-disable-version-counter-for-configurations/5232/4 "2014-09-18T01:45:21Z")
Hi Luke, yes environment variables can be used in this field with the %% style autocomplete ([please see the wiki for further details](http://wiki.finalbuilder.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=655772#Variables,Objects&Expressions-EnvironmentVariables): [http://wiki.finalbuilder.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=655772#Variables,Objects&Expressions-EnvironmentVariables](http://wiki.finalbuilder.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=655772#Variables,Objects&Expressions-EnvironmentVariables))