GUID Repository Manager
The GUID repository manager is used system-internally to manage short IDs. If an application launches a short ID, the GUID repository manager automatically provides a link to the associated object.
In Knowledge Management, RIDs (resource identifiers) for objects can be up to 2048 characters long. For applications that use shorter character lengths of up to 256 characters, for example, MICROSOFT Office, the URI mapper service can provide a shortened GUID. This is called the short ID on the user interface.
The maximum length of the short ID is 256 characters. It is independent of the storage location for the object and remains the same even if the object is moved.
Since you can only insert links with a maximum length of 256 characters to documents in some external applications, you must specify the short ID if you want to link to documents in KM (see Setting Links in Documents to Objects in KM Folders ).
The configuration of the GUID repository manager includes the following parameters:
GUID Repository Manager Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Description |
No |
Description of the repository manager. |
|
Prefix |
Yes |
The prefix /guid is assigned to the repository. |
|
Active |
No |
The repository manager is activated by default. |
|
Hide in Root Folder |
No |
By default, the repository manager is not displayed in the root directory, because the system does not support navigation in the GUID repository. |
|
Repository Services |
No |
Not used |
|
Property Search Manager |
No |
Not used |
|
Versioning Manager |
No |
Not used |
|
Security Manager |
No |
Not used |
|
ACL Manager Cache |
No |
Not used |
|
Windows Landscape System |
No |
Not used |
|
Lock Manager |
No |
Not used |
A preconfigured GUID repository manager is part of the standard delivery. Do not change the existing settings. You cannot create any more GUID repository managers. To call up the configuration of the GUID repository manager, choose Content Management → Repository Managers → GUID Repository.