Would creating an Office plugin (a button) that injects the values into the 
footer from the document's properties be feasible?
I think I have gotten version number in a footer in the document template by 
creating it as a label in the Info Mgmt Policy for the doc's content type 
before (so it can then be used in the template), but this doesn't really help 
me for the existing documents.
My other solution is <shudder> an event receiver that embeds the info into the 
footer.
Oh - this has to work for DOCs and DOCXs.
Again, would appreciate your thoughts - thanks guys!

Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:41:00 +1000
Subject: Re: Migration issue
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]

Version and absolute URL are not available as Quick Parts.
I'd create a content type and add a Version (numeric) field so people can 
decide when this should change, rather than SharePoint.

For the file path you're going to have trouble though. Only way I can think is 
to set a field's value via a workflow.

Both could then be added to a template footer as Quick Parts.
As for legacy documents...there's no way I know to update these easily. I did 
see a batch XML converter around but I don't think it could handle these kind 
of changes.


On 10 July 2013 06:49, Nigel Witherdin <[email protected]> wrote:



Hey guys,



We are currently migrating content from from legacy doc mgmt systems into 
SP2010, and I have come across a sticky requirement.



The doc mgmt system we are migrating from had a plugin to office that allowed 
the users to click a button and insert the file location and version number 
into the footer of the document. They like this functionality and see it as 
essential to exist in the new system.




For docs created within sharepoint, no problem. I can have a doc template that 
uses quick parts in the footer to display the items URL and version number (I 
assume), but that doesn't help for existing docs that are migrated into SP.




The other possible solution is to write a macro or customize word to provide a 
button that injects the required info into the footer (from the document's 
properties?), but I haven't really done anything like this before, so not sure 
how viable this is.




What do you think, any suggestions on how I could solve this?



Many thanks,



nigel

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