RN02: DocRead for SharePoint V1.1 (20515.1)

RN02: DocRead for SharePoint V1.1 (20515.1)Note: The information in this post relates to DocRead for on-premises SharePoint only. Please note: This is a historic release note and does not relate to the most recent version of the software available. Please visit our release note archive here to view a complete list of published release notes.15th May 2012 […]

RN01: DocRead for SharePoint V1.0 (build 11025.2)

RN01: DocRead for SharePoint V1.0 (build 11025.2)Note: The information in this post relates to DocRead for on-premises SharePoint only. Please note: This is a historic release note and does not relate to the most recent version of the software available. Please visit our release note archive here to view a complete list of published release notes.25th October […]

Assigning two different Groups to one document – will users receive duplicate document tasks?

If an employee is added to two different Groups assigned to one document – will they receive duplicate reading tasks? If a person is a member of two (or more) groups assigned to one document – they will be allocated a task for each! This is great because it’s good for compliance information as it […]

What types of reading receipts does DocRead generate?

What types of reading receipts does DocRead generate?DocRead generates two types of reading receipts: Positive Receipts: These are receipts that are automatically generated when a user confirms that they have read a document. Negative receipts: Registers the fact that a user has never completed a task to read a specific document. Negative receipts will be […]

What is Smart Move?

What is Smart Move?Smart Move refers to the technology that detects when a user joins or leaves a group or audience. DocRead is able to utilise Smart Move to ensure that your users only ever receive the correct reading tasks. For example, let’s assume that we have an audience for the ‘Sales department’ and another […]

Error Loading Survey: You have not been given permissions to complete the survey

Error Loading Survey: You have not been given permissions to complete the survey If you have created a SharePoint survey and users are receiving an “Error loading survey” message or “You have not been given permissions to complete the survey” message when trying to access and complete the survey as shown below: You can solve this […]

Can I delete a task in DocRead?

Can I delete a task in DocRead? This post will help if you want to force a specific user or group of users to re-read a specific document that has been assigned via DocRead. To achieve this, you can simply delete the existing task associated with that user or group. DocRead will automatically regenerate a […]

What happens when a user selects ‘Reset Tasks’ on a document?

What happens when a user selects ‘Reset Tasks’ on a document? Negative receipts are issued to all incomplete tasks to register the fact that a user did not had a chance to complete the task because it was reset. All tasks associated with the document are deleted (including completed tasks) New reading tasks are created and […]

User can confirm a document without it opening in the client application.

User can confirm a document without it opening in the client application.At the time of confirmation – if “Force View Document” is checked – the user will be required to click on “View Document”. However, it’s still possible to confirm even though the document may have not opened.  Unfortunately, there is no way we can […]

Delegate Controls used by DocRead

Delegate Controls used by DocReadIf the DocRead ribbon is not shown on your SharePoint site after installing and attaching DocRead to a document library then you may have a customised master page that does not contain the delegate controls used by DocRead. To help to diagnose the problem here is the list of standard SharePoint […]