Autonumber a specific paragraph heading for all Book files

Question

I'm hoping I'm missing something simple again, but here goes: (Using FM 9.237)
I have a book containin several documents, each of which are part of a single outline. Here is my numbering setup as it currently stands.
Control Process 1.0: Lorem Ipsum <n+>.<n=0>:\t
Control Objective 1.1: Lorem Ipsum  <n>.<n+>: \t
Control 1.1.a: Lorem Ipsum. <n>.<n>.<a+>.\t
Control 1.1.b: Lorem Ipsum. <n>.<n>.<a+>.\t
Control Process 2.0: Lorem Ipsum <n+>.<n=0>:\t
Control Objective 2.1: Lorem Ipsum  <n>.<n+>: \t
Control 2.1.a: Lorem Ipsum. <n>.<n>.<a+>.\t
Control 2.1.b: Lorem Ipsum. <n>.<n>.<a+>.\t
And so on...
I need the Control Process Paragraph to Autonumber across all the files in my book. Thus, in my Doc 1 I may have Control Process 1-4, and then in Doc 2 I want the Control Process to start at 5. I've tried using <$chapnum>, but no matter what I do, the Control Process paragraph restarts at 1. I cannot figure out how to tell FM that I want it to start based on the numbering in the previous file. I've used autonumbering successfully for years, but for some reason I'm stumped on this.
Any help would be more appreciated that I can relate.
Jeff

Answer 1

Jeff,
As you have it set up in your post, the number building blocks refer to paragraph numbering. So, in your book file, select all chapter files after the first chapter, right-click, and select Numbering. Then in the Paragraph tab, select Continue from previous.
If you want to use the <$chapnum> building block, then replace the appropriate <n> with <$chapnum> in the autonumbering for the paragraph format. Then do  the same as in the first paragraph, but select the Chapter tab and select continue from previous. In the book file, select the first chapter, right-click, and select Numbering. Then in the Chapter tab, select start at 1.
The important thing is to set the numbering from the book file, not within each chapter file. It is the book file that controls things.
Van