# Labelling classes starting from a specific number **URL:** \ **Category:** 🤝 Community Help\ **Tags:** split-after-upload, bugs, feature-request, formats\ **Created:** [June 21, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/labelling-classes-starting-from-a-specific-number/581 "2022-06-21T09:33:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Mohamed](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discuss.roboflow.com/mohamed/32/62_2.png) [@Mohamed](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/Mohamed)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/labelling-classes-starting-from-a-specific-number/581/2 "2022-06-22T19:34:43Z")
Hi @Symbadian1 - You would need to update your annotation files to ensure the index values for all annotations match the classes. Or, alternatively, [merge the `coco128` dataset](https://help.roboflow.com/guides/merging-projects-or-datasets) with your custom dataset on Roboflow, and export that way. This will solve the issue of the indexes not showing up when validating your model. However, Roboflow makes the index names alphabetical, so they won’t be in the exact same order as `coco128`, but they will at least show the results for all classes in the dataset. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/roboflow1/original/1X/8657b7a6d1158fbb905ed12d532ff954ca5e51fc.png) > [@Is there anyway to see the indexes generated for the class labels](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/is-there-anyway-to-see-the-indexes-generated-for-the-class-labels/582): > > Hi all, is there any way to see the indexes for the classes that were generated within roboflow? I went back to the annotate feature therein and there is nothing that demonstrates this!?!?! what’s there is the number of class labels therein for that specific image. What I am trying to see for example; a class labeled dog attains an index of 0. When adding more classes it should probably be something like this; dog 0, sheep 1, cow 2, goat 3 etc. I peered into the RAW scripting feature but that… > [@Roboflow needs a feature to modify the class index start sequencing](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/roboflow-needs-a-feature-to-modify-the-class-index-start-sequencing/585): > > Hi all, It would be very helpful to have a feature that lets the user decide where the index of the classes should be started from. This way it would be very easy to implement when converting the index locations of the labels, especially if training on multiple folders of data per class. I am now trying to find a way to convert all of the labels of the data.yaml files that were generated per workspace that is a lot. Maybe I lack the knowledge of the process or am delusional but this would sure… --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/labelling-classes-starting-from-a-specific-number/581)._