[GH-ISSUE #576] Add support for traking original/physical document #448

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opened 2026-02-25 21:31:57 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @ciur on GitHub (Jan 14, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ciur/papermerge/issues/576

Originally assigned to: @ciur on GitHub.

Feature request from reddit comment

Add support for "tracking" the original/physical (like the scanned physical copy) version of a document in some manner. E.g. could a document archived in papermerge have a tag or some structured (searchable?) info like "has original stored under Cabin A/Folder B" or similar.

Remarks: feature described here plays great with upcoming metadata feature. User can add e.g. four metadata text fields each describing part of physical location:

text field 1: room number: e.g. R11
text field 2: shelf number: e.g. S72
text field 3: row number: R6
text field 4: row position: P3

Thus, each document may have attached following metadata field like: R11 S6 R6 P1, R11 S6 R3 P2 describing path to physical location of the document. Of course metadata would be searchable via full text search.

Originally created by @ciur on GitHub (Jan 14, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ciur/papermerge/issues/576 Originally assigned to: @ciur on GitHub. Feature request from [reddit comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/195kziq/comment/khs3gle/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) Add support for "tracking" the original/physical (like the scanned physical copy) version of a document in some manner. E.g. could a document archived in papermerge have a tag or some structured (searchable?) info like "has original stored under Cabin A/Folder B" or similar. Remarks: feature described here plays great with upcoming metadata feature. User can add e.g. four metadata text fields each describing part of physical location: - text field 1: room number: e.g. R11 - text field 2: shelf number: e.g. S72 - text field 3: row number: R6 - text field 4: row position: P3 Thus, each document may have attached following metadata field like: R11 S6 R6 P1, R11 S6 R3 P2 describing path to physical location of the document. Of course metadata would be searchable via full text search.

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@ciur commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2024):

Custom fields are now available as part of 3.3 release:

https://docs.papermerge.io/3.3/user/custom-fields/

With custom fields of type "text" you can assign physical box/location value to the specific document - thus track physical location of the document.

@ciur commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2024): Custom fields are now available as part of 3.3 release: https://docs.papermerge.io/3.3/user/custom-fields/ With custom fields of type "text" you can assign physical box/location value to the specific document - thus track physical location of the document.