DocID breaks when site changes name

Question

Hi,

Quick question, I think.

It seems reasonable to believe that DOCID links break when the subsite changes name. For instance:

https://portal/subsite/_layouts/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=XXXXX-125-10

The subsite named "subsite" changes name to "subsiterename"

https://portal/subsiterename/_layouts/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=XXXXX-125-10

So, this means that all the old links to the document is broken? There is no mechanism that tracks the name changes of subsites and points you in the right direction?
I mean, after all. The document has done nothing wrong? :)

/Daniel

Answer 1

This is the expected behavior since the Document ID links are redirect links for the documents.
Document IDs is meant for providing an easy way to track items regardless of their location. What matters is the Document ID itself instead of the link.
The Document ID links update themselves when the daily Document ID Assignment job runs after you change the name of the subsite, so that they continue working in the site.

Currently, there is no tool or mechanism to maintain the Document ID links.
If you are looking for a way to keep the original links, you can refer to the article here for methods on URL redirect: List of useful SharePoint redirect rules for URL Rewrite.

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