One of the great new features in SharePoint 2016 is Durable Links. Durable links make sure that documents do not change URLs when they are being changed document libraries, or renamed.
However, this feature does not come activated by default. In this blog post I will show you the simple procedure to activate Durable Links in SharePoint 2016. First, go to Site Settings.
Afterwards, go in Site Collection Features
And finally, activate the “Document ID Service” feature. It is not activated by default.
Now, documents will start having URLS like this:
Before: http://ift.tt/1LvzXI7
Note: After playing with the SharePoint 2016 Preview, it seems that durable links work for renaming documents, but they don’t work when moving document libraries, I get an error like the screenshot below. I will update the blog post once It’s either a confirmed bug in Preview.
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