Extending Document ID Timer Service

Question

I really like new Document ID feature, but I am wondering if the Document ID generation algorithm could be extended. For example, a potential customer might want to generate these IDs in a special sequence or using some special algorithm according to government regulations or something else.

Answer 1

Yes you can. The new DocumentIDProvider class is abstract and you can implement your own custom provider by inheriting from the abstract class.

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Answer 2

You can find some more information on the Document ID Service on this MSDN page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee559302%28office.14%29.aspx

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-- Edin http://edinkapic.blogspot.com

Answer 3

Note: the first reply was un-proposed as answer because the original poster has already un-marked it as an answer. 

(and it's his thread!) 

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Answer 4

Hi Toni and Mike,

Both of Edins answers appear to be correct. The answer is yes, and my reading of the SDK articles referenced, you can create a DocumentIDProvider class to create new Document ID's as required.

If you have more questions, it's generally recommended that you start a new thread. If for some reason you don't like the answer, please let us know about that.

Regards,
Paul

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Answer 5

Solved I hope by marking the second post (which points to more information about the Document ID Service) as an Answer.

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Answer 6

Hi guys,

Thank you for helping me here. Both Edins answers are correct, however the linked documentation at MSDN is incomplete and lacking information. For example:

- Article 1 mentions IIDProvider and there is no such interface. The interface is Microsoft.Office.DocumentManagement.DocumentIdProvider

- Article 1 also says that you should "register that provider in each site collection", but there are not instructions on how to do that?

- Article 2 lists all the methods of the interface at hand but there is no description what these methods do, so you cannot implement them correctly. 

So how do I proceed here? Should I unmark the answer or should I wait till documentation is completed?

Thanks, Toni

Answer 7

Toni,

I have written a blog post about creating a custom DocumentIdProvider at: http://blog.michelbarneveld.nl/michel/archive/2009/12/05/how-to-create-a-custom-documentidprovider-for-sharepoint-2010.aspx

The post also contains a zip file with an example implementation. It also includes a feature to register that provider to the site collection when activated. (And unregister it when the feature gets deactivated.)

That should help you move forward.

Regards,

Michel Barneveld

Answer 8

I really like new Document ID feature, but I am wondering if the Document ID generation algorithm could be extended. For example, a potential customer might want to generate these IDs in a special sequence or using some special algorithm according to government regulations or something else.

Hi Toni Frankola...

If you are looking for a document generation add-on to SharePoint, information about Document ID feature and how to make it right, please take a look at this SharePoint document generation site. It has basic info on all the vendors. It makes for a great starting point. Good luck

Answer 9

I really like new Document ID feature, but I am wondering if the Document ID generation algorithm could be extended. For example, a potential customer might want to generate these IDs in a special sequence or using some special algorithm according to government regulations or something else.

Hi Toni Frankola...

If you are looking for a document generation add-on to SharePoint, information about Document ID feature and how to make it right, please take a look at this SharePoint document generation site. It has basic info on all the vendors. It makes for a great starting point. Good luck

I also recomend to try this SharePoint 2010 document management software which works realy good .