Most traditional Document Management systems assign a unique ID to each file as it is saved or uploaded. MacroView Unique Document Numbering provides this functionality for SharePoint-based document stores.
- Assigns the next available Document Number to each file as it is saved or uploaded to any document library in the Site Collection - this number is unique across all document libraries in a Site Collection
- Can also be configured to be unique across all libraries in a Web Application
- Automatically extends document libraries with metadata columns to record unique Document IDs
- Optional Prefix can be configured - e.g. to identify documents from different Server Farms
- Also records a Document Reference, by default a concatenation of Doc ID + Version No + Library Title - ideal for display in the footer of documents
- Unique Doc ID and Doc Ref both available in Office documents that are opened from SharePoint
- MacroView DMF preserves Document IDs as it moves files between document libraries
- MacroView Unique Document Numbering is available as an add-on to MacroView DMF or as part of the MacroView DMF Professional Legal Pack