New feature: automatically assign a document serial number after upload

[elfarolab]

Hello,

It would be great having a serial number/code, automatically added, when uploading a new document.
It could be generated from user defined schemas: with the year, department, type of document..
This new serial number could be confirmed or edited immediately after the upload choosing from a drop down list of available schemas.

For instance, quotation:

2023/q12/c123 (year/quotation number/customer number)

or

2023-23635 (year-recursive registration document number)

The schema should be user defined because every business has their own different organization in terms of docs management. Then, this document "identifier"could be used for searching as search key, partial or typed in fully.

In business environment, this would be a required feature because it is common in every-day docs administration.

Folders and tags are very good for to archive documents and keep them in order because organized in common sense locations but I still feel the serial number a requirement.

Without this feature I feel Papermerge difficult to use in business environment even thought I really like it because it is clean, easy to use and good looking.

I am available to share ideas about this feature request and further explain use cases for business.

Thank you so much and great job!

F.