If you are trying to create a DocSurvey request (i.e. assign a DocSurvey to a group of users without asking them to read a specific document first) and the option to select Required or Recommended audiences does not appear then please complete the following steps: Go to the DocRead Site Settings page ( Site Settings […]
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Reset task can be really useful if you already have a policy assigned by DocRead to the relevant audience and simply need to update / refresh the policy and get everyone to re-acknowledge the new policy. Before we look at what changes when you reset a task, let’s take a look at the current status […]
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DocRead includes a comprehensive, easy to use reporting suite to help you interrogate and understand the status of all reading tasks, descriptions of which can be found in the DocRead Administrators Guide in the Documentation Centre here. If you wish to perform additional queries on the DocRead database we have a SQL database view that […]
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DocSurvey can be used to create quizzes and questionnaires with the DocSurvey question type allowing multiple answers to be provided, from which the user must choose the single correct answer. Using this question type means that DocSurvey can then mark the answers provided and calculate an overall score for the test, which is great if […]
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There is scope in DocRead to display messages to end users in your local language. Whilst DocRead menus within SharePoint Settings and Administration notes, hints and descriptions will always appear in English, DocRead provides the functionality to provide key instructions and messages in local languages in the DocRead task panel and emails sent via the […]
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DocRead uses the SharePoint API to get the list of users that have been assigned to a DocRead audience. Because of limitations with this API DocRead audiences can only contain individual windows users, SharePoint Groups, ASP.Net roles, standard Windows security groups and SharePoint audiences. Active Directory Universal security groups and distribution lists are not supported. […]
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How to migrate DocRead from SharePoint 2010 to 2016 At Collaboris, we strive to follow Microsoft’s lead when it comes to upgrading between product versions. We feel this allows us to provide the level of support that is of consistently high quality. This post explains how to migrate DocRead from SharePoint 2010 to 2016. The […]
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If you are considering migrating your SharePoint 2013 Farm to SharePoint 2016 then please read through this article for steps on how to achieve this. Before proceeding, it’s important that you read ‘migrating between editions‘ to understand how this effects your DocRead and DocSurvey licensing.Preparing your SharePoint 2013 Farm:It is important to know that we only support […]
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DocRead emails are sent by the DocRead Notification Scheduler windows service and date information that may be displayed will depend on the operating system regional settings specified on the server running that service. If dates being displayed in the DocRead emails are in the wrong format (e.g. dd/mm/yy or mm/dd/yy) you will need to check the […]
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If you have installed DocSurvey as part of an evaluation trial and no longer want to use the functionality, please follow these instructions to remove the feature. On each site where you have previously activated the DocSurvey features go to ‘Site Settings’ and from the DocSurvey menu select ‘Uninstall’. Return to the ‘Site Settings’ menu and […]
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