diff --git a/Post/PView.h b/Post/PView.h
index 6addbbebc2f6f75698712680702422f16256e150..2294a262fc980d2bb3d432c494a9c999588a27fa 100644
--- a/Post/PView.h
+++ b/Post/PView.h
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class PView{
   // default destructor
   ~PView();
 
+  // get/set global number
+  static int getGlobalNum(){ return _globalNum; }
+  static void setGlobalNum(int num){ _globalNum = num; }
+
   // delete the vertex arrays, used to draw the view efficiently
   void deleteVertexArrays();