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Viewing a Document's URL

Each document in PolicyTechâ„¢ has a unique URL (web address) that can be used to access the document directly. You can add the URL to a link in a document or enter it on the address line of a browser.

Depending on the current PolicyTech configuration and the document state, a single document may have multiple URLs associated with it.

You can view all of a document's URLs in one of two ways:

Viewing URLs for the Current Version of a Document

To view all of the URLs associated with the current version of a published document,

  1. Click Documents, and then click Published.
  2. Find the document whose URLs you want to view.
  3. Click the down arrow () in the document's Type column, and then click Document URLs.

You should see dialog box similar to the one below, which shows the URL for the latest version of the document.

  1. To see other URLs, if any, associated with this version of the document, click Other Links.

Note: You will see these additional URLs only if the corresponding features have been enabled (see URL Types below).

  1. Copy the desired URL. You can then paste it into a document link.

Viewing a URL for a Previous Version

  1. Perform steps 1 through 4 under "Viewing a Document's URL" above.
  2. Click Previous Versions to display the document's history.
  3. Click the desired version to open it.
  4. Copy the URL in the browser's address line. You can then paste it into a document link.

Note: Only those with permission to view archived documents will be able to access previous versions.

URL Types

The table below lists the four different URL types and details of when these URLs are available for which documents.

URL Type

Available When

Applies To

version

any document version is published

all versions of all published documents

anonymous access

anonymous access has been enabled for a site (see Adding a Site in the Administrator's Guide for more information about anonymous login)

all published documents on the enabled site

public access

the public viewer has been enabled (see Site: Public Viewer URL in the Administrator's Guide for more information about the public viewer)

all published documents that have been explicitly granted public access

public download

downloading documents in their source format has been enabled

all published documents