diff --git a/config/reference.php b/config/reference.php
index 5d58153f..6ea52419 100644
--- a/config/reference.php
+++ b/config/reference.php
@@ -1548,6 +1548,11 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator;
  *     dump_destination?: scalar|null, // A stream URL where dumps should be written to. // Default: null
  *     theme?: "dark"|"light", // Changes the color of the dump() output when rendered directly on the templating. "dark" (default) or "light". // Default: "dark"
  * }
+ * @psalm-type MakerConfig = array{
+ *     root_namespace?: scalar|null, // Default: "App"
+ *     generate_final_classes?: bool, // Default: true
+ *     generate_final_entities?: bool, // Default: false
+ * }
  * @psalm-type WebpackEncoreConfig = array{
  *     output_path: scalar|null, // The path where Encore is building the assets - i.e. Encore.setOutputPath()
  *     crossorigin?: false|"anonymous"|"use-credentials", // crossorigin value when Encore.enableIntegrityHashes() is used, can be false (default), anonymous or use-credentials // Default: false
@@ -1672,12 +1677,6 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator;
  *         post_processors?: array<string, array<string, mixed>>,
  *     },
  * }
- * @psalm-type DamaDoctrineTestConfig = array{
- *     enable_static_connection?: mixed, // Default: true
- *     enable_static_meta_data_cache?: bool, // Default: true
- *     enable_static_query_cache?: bool, // Default: true
- *     connection_keys?: list<mixed>,
- * }
  * @psalm-type TwigExtraConfig = array{
  *     cache?: bool|array{
  *         enabled?: bool, // Default: false
@@ -2373,6 +2372,13 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator;
  *         invalidate_on_env_change?: bool, // Default: true
  *     },
  * }
+ * @psalm-type JbtronicsTranslationEditorConfig = array{
+ *     translations_path?: scalar|null, // Default: "%translator.default_path%"
+ *     format?: scalar|null, // Default: "xlf"
+ *     xliff_version?: scalar|null, // Default: "2.0"
+ *     use_intl_icu_format?: bool, // Default: false
+ *     writer_options?: list<scalar|null>,
+ * }
  * @psalm-type ApiPlatformConfig = array{
  *     title?: scalar|null, // The title of the API. // Default: ""
  *     description?: scalar|null, // The description of the API. // Default: ""
@@ -2628,17 +2634,11 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator;
  *         ...<mixed>
  *     },
  * }
- * @psalm-type MakerConfig = array{
- *     root_namespace?: scalar|null, // Default: "App"
- *     generate_final_classes?: bool, // Default: true
- *     generate_final_entities?: bool, // Default: false
- * }
- * @psalm-type JbtronicsTranslationEditorConfig = array{
- *     translations_path?: scalar|null, // Default: "%translator.default_path%"
- *     format?: scalar|null, // Default: "xlf"
- *     xliff_version?: scalar|null, // Default: "2.0"
- *     use_intl_icu_format?: bool, // Default: false
- *     writer_options?: list<scalar|null>,
+ * @psalm-type DamaDoctrineTestConfig = array{
+ *     enable_static_connection?: mixed, // Default: true
+ *     enable_static_meta_data_cache?: bool, // Default: true
+ *     enable_static_query_cache?: bool, // Default: true
+ *     connection_keys?: list<mixed>,
  * }
  * @psalm-type ConfigType = array{
  *     imports?: ImportsConfig,
diff --git a/src/Repository/PartRepository.php b/src/Repository/PartRepository.php
index 3c83001a..9d5fee5e 100644
--- a/src/Repository/PartRepository.php
+++ b/src/Repository/PartRepository.php
@@ -132,6 +132,20 @@ class PartRepository extends NamedDBElementRepository
         $category = $part->getCategory();
         $ipnSuggestions = ['commonPrefixes' => [], 'prefixesPartIncrement' => []];
 
+        //Show global prefix first if configured
+        if ($this->ipnSuggestSettings->globalPrefix !== null && $this->ipnSuggestSettings->globalPrefix !== '') {
+            $ipnSuggestions['commonPrefixes'][] = [
+                'title' => $this->ipnSuggestSettings->globalPrefix,
+                'description' => $this->translator->trans('part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix.global_prefix')
+            ];
+
+            $increment = $this->generateNextPossibleGlobalIncrement();
+            $ipnSuggestions['prefixesPartIncrement'][] = [
+                'title' => $this->ipnSuggestSettings->globalPrefix . $increment,
+                'description' => $this->translator->trans('part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix.global_prefix')
+            ];
+        }
+
         if (strlen($description) > 150) {
             $description = substr($description, 0, 150);
         }
@@ -160,17 +174,17 @@ class PartRepository extends NamedDBElementRepository
         if ($category instanceof Category) {
             $currentPath = $category->getPartIpnPrefix();
             $directIpnPrefixEmpty = $category->getPartIpnPrefix() === '';
-            $currentPath = $currentPath === '' ? 'n.a.' : $currentPath;
+            $currentPath = $currentPath === '' ? $this->ipnSuggestSettings->fallbackPrefix : $currentPath;
 
             $increment = $this->generateNextPossiblePartIncrement($currentPath, $part, $suggestPartDigits);
 
             $ipnSuggestions['commonPrefixes'][] = [
-                'title' => $currentPath . '-',
+                'title' => $currentPath . $this->ipnSuggestSettings->numberSeparator,
                 'description' => $directIpnPrefixEmpty ? $this->translator->trans('part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix_empty.direct_category', ['%name%' => $category->getName()]) : $this->translator->trans('part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix.direct_category')
             ];
 
             $ipnSuggestions['prefixesPartIncrement'][] = [
-                'title' => $currentPath . '-' . $increment,
+                'title' => $currentPath . $this->ipnSuggestSettings->numberSeparator . $increment,
                 'description' => $directIpnPrefixEmpty ? $this->translator->trans('part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix_empty.direct_category', ['%name%' => $category->getName()]) : $this->translator->trans('part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix.direct_category.increment')
             ];
 
@@ -179,18 +193,19 @@ class PartRepository extends NamedDBElementRepository
 
             while ($parentCategory instanceof Category) {
                 // Prepend the parent category's prefix to the current path
-                $currentPath = $parentCategory->getPartIpnPrefix() . '-' . $currentPath;
-                $currentPath = $parentCategory->getPartIpnPrefix() === '' ? 'n.a.-' . $currentPath : $currentPath;
+                $effectiveIPNPrefix = $parentCategory->getPartIpnPrefix() === '' ? $this->ipnSuggestSettings->fallbackPrefix : $parentCategory->getPartIpnPrefix();
+
+                $currentPath = $effectiveIPNPrefix .  $this->ipnSuggestSettings->categorySeparator . $currentPath;
 
                 $ipnSuggestions['commonPrefixes'][] = [
-                    'title' => $currentPath . '-',
+                    'title' => $currentPath . $this->ipnSuggestSettings->numberSeparator,
                     'description' => $this->translator->trans('part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix.hierarchical.no_increment')
                 ];
 
                 $increment = $this->generateNextPossiblePartIncrement($currentPath, $part, $suggestPartDigits);
 
                 $ipnSuggestions['prefixesPartIncrement'][] = [
-                    'title' => $currentPath . '-' . $increment,
+                    'title' => $currentPath . $this->ipnSuggestSettings->numberSeparator . $increment,
                     'description' => $this->translator->trans('part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix.hierarchical.increment')
                 ];
 
@@ -199,7 +214,7 @@ class PartRepository extends NamedDBElementRepository
             }
         } elseif ($part->getID() === null) {
             $ipnSuggestions['commonPrefixes'][] = [
-                'title' => 'n.a.',
+                'title' => $this->ipnSuggestSettings->fallbackPrefix,
                 'description' => $this->translator->trans('part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix.not_saved')
             ];
         }
@@ -246,6 +261,33 @@ class PartRepository extends NamedDBElementRepository
         return $this->getNextIpnSuggestion($givenIpnsWithSameDescription);
     }
 
+    private function generateNextPossibleGlobalIncrement(): string
+    {
+        $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('part');
+
+
+        $qb->select('part.ipn')
+            ->where('REGEXP(part.ipn, :ipnPattern) = TRUE')
+            ->setParameter('ipnPattern', '^' . preg_quote($this->ipnSuggestSettings->globalPrefix, '/') . '\d+$')
+            ->orderBy('NATSORT(part.ipn)', 'DESC')
+            ->setMaxResults(1)
+        ;
+
+        $highestIPN = $qb->getQuery()->getOneOrNullResult();
+        if ($highestIPN !== null) {
+            //Remove the prefix and extract the increment part
+            $incrementPart = substr($highestIPN['ipn'], strlen($this->ipnSuggestSettings->globalPrefix));
+            //Extract a number using regex
+            preg_match('/(\d+)$/', $incrementPart, $matches);
+            $incrementInt = isset($matches[1]) ? (int) $matches[1] + 1 : 0;
+        } else {
+            $incrementInt = 1;
+        }
+
+
+        return str_pad((string) $incrementInt, $this->ipnSuggestSettings->suggestPartDigits, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generates the next possible increment for a part within a given category, while ensuring uniqueness.
      *
@@ -266,7 +308,7 @@ class PartRepository extends NamedDBElementRepository
     {
         $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('part');
 
-        $expectedLength = strlen($currentPath) + 1 + $suggestPartDigits; // Path + '-' + $suggestPartDigits digits
+        $expectedLength = strlen($currentPath) + strlen($this->ipnSuggestSettings->categorySeparator) + $suggestPartDigits; // Path + '-' + $suggestPartDigits digits
 
         // Fetch all parts in the given category, sorted by their ID in ascending order
         $qb->select('part')
diff --git a/src/Settings/MiscSettings/IpnSuggestSettings.php b/src/Settings/MiscSettings/IpnSuggestSettings.php
index 44c4e24e..16face21 100644
--- a/src/Settings/MiscSettings/IpnSuggestSettings.php
+++ b/src/Settings/MiscSettings/IpnSuggestSettings.php
@@ -78,4 +78,32 @@ class IpnSuggestSettings
         envVar: "bool:IPN_USE_DUPLICATE_DESCRIPTION", envVarMode: EnvVarMode::OVERWRITE,
     )]
     public bool $useDuplicateDescription = false;
+
+    #[SettingsParameter(
+        label: new TM("settings.misc.ipn_suggest.fallbackPrefix"),
+        description: new TM("settings.misc.ipn_suggest.fallbackPrefix.help"),
+        options: ['type' => StringType::class],
+    )]
+    public string $fallbackPrefix = 'N.A.';
+
+    #[SettingsParameter(
+        label: new TM("settings.misc.ipn_suggest.numberSeparator"),
+        description: new TM("settings.misc.ipn_suggest.numberSeparator.help"),
+        options: ['type' => StringType::class],
+    )]
+    public ?string $numberSeparator = '-';
+
+    #[SettingsParameter(
+        label: new TM("settings.misc.ipn_suggest.categorySeparator"),
+        description: new TM("settings.misc.ipn_suggest.categorySeparator.help"),
+        options: ['type' => StringType::class],
+    )]
+    public ?string $categorySeparator = '-';
+
+    #[SettingsParameter(
+        label: new TM("settings.misc.ipn_suggest.globalPrefix"),
+        description: new TM("settings.misc.ipn_suggest.globalPrefix.help"),
+        options: ['type' => StringType::class],
+    )]
+    public ?string $globalPrefix = null;
 }
diff --git a/translations/messages.en.xlf b/translations/messages.en.xlf
index 6e938601..5b7749e1 100644
--- a/translations/messages.en.xlf
+++ b/translations/messages.en.xlf
@@ -14478,5 +14478,11 @@ Please note that this system is currently experimental, and the synonyms defined
         <target>e.g. Format: 3–4 alphanumeric segments (any number) separated by "-", followed by "-" and 4 digits, e.g., PCOM-RES-0001</target>
       </segment>
     </unit>
+    <unit id="M5Q_eZW" name="part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix.global_prefix">
+      <segment>
+        <source>part.edit.tab.advanced.ipn.prefix.global_prefix</source>
+        <target>The global IPN prefix, common across all parts</target>
+      </segment>
+    </unit>
   </file>
 </xliff>