How to "auto" generate "Primary Key" in custom table?

Hi Folks,
Requirement:
I need a function module or program that can create automatically a primary key.
Scenario:
I have a program that creates an entries and save it to a custom table at the same time, but a primary key should always be generated respective to the entries saved.
Example:
Material(MATNR) 4001001, Plant(WERKS) XX01, ID[Primary Key-auto generated]
(I'm thinking of a similar concept/logic on how a unique IDOC number is being generated or how SAP standard creates a unique entry)
I try to look for any SAP FM that can generate a PK, but there's no luck.
Thanks.
Regards,
Jun

Hi Keshu and All,
The links are helpful, however:
#1. I don't have authorization to create a new object in transaction SNRO, but the way I see the objects in SNRO is just for defining the length(number of characters) for the ranges that will be use if I'm not mistaken.
#2. FM NUMBER_GET_NEXT - yes it can populate incremental unique entries but it's only occurring at runtime ?? So when the program get terminated it's not being saved nowhere.
So after if I use FM NUMBER_GET_NEXT, I always have to look for all the last primary key in my custom table, then target it as my starting point for creating a new PK. I think this will give a performance issue, any comments?
For better visualization, I have scenario:
1. (ZQ_CREATE_PK) Create unique incremental PK for material, batch, so on..
2. Append line/entries to ZQ_TABLE
3. Repeat #1 and #2
4. User exits the program
5. Back to 1 --> At this point, I need to get the "LATEST" PK then start this as a starting point again to generate PK and append it to ZQ_TABLE
I'm assuming that SAP has other SAP FMs related in creating this scenario. Similar to IDOC # creation..
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