Counter in imported data project

Hi There,

Im trying to create a counter for an imported dataproject. Same thing like using Quota's for a survey but this feature is not available.

I was trying to develop a custom code in a workflow of an imported dataset but this is also not working as I can't use the piped text as its not available? 

Is someone experienced with this? For now I cant seem to find a way to get an counter in the same project