Is it possible to use DocIdRedir.aspx for linking to the display form

Question

We are using a Link to a Document contenttype. The url used in this contenttype contains an url like http://ont/abc/_layouts/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=N57YVKN5WQKX-2-2247. When testing this url it always opens the attachment of the item. Is it possible to use this way open the display form with the properties instead.

Answer 1

As far as I know DocIdRedir.aspx does not support that option (which is a shame, as it could have been easily added) - I've read quite a lot of its code using reflector when doing some research on the Document ID feature. However, it should be very easy to achieve by writing a feature with a custom page that works similarly to DocIdRedir.aspx, but redirect to the display page instead of the document (in fact, you can add easily a query parameter to control that, so you have both options).

See also:

• DocumentId.FindUrlsById - API method to find URLs by document ID.
• DocumentId.FindUrlById - API method to get a link to one version of a file. It has somewhat poor error handling, so you probably want to change parts of its source code, and of course redirect to the item's display form.
• Using Document Id to Link to a Specific Version - An implementation of a very similar handler - an alternative to DocIdRedir.aspx (from my blog)

Answer 2

I assume the link you want to change is in a listview. If so and you want a link to the edit form instead of the document, the easiest thing to do is modify the view on the document library. Hide the Document ID (linked to document) column and add the Edit (link to edit item) column.

If instead, you are constructing the link yourself elsewhere in your site, change it to use: http://ont/abc/your-document-library/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID={Id} Note: in this case you should use the ID field (1,2,3,etc.) in the query parameter, not the Document ID