Question:

How to retrieve the values of the Document ID, Vault ID, and the Unique Version ID fields of a specific document in Veeva Vault?

Answer:

There are several ways to find the Vault-related IDs, the efficient ways are as follows:

I. In the event Document ID is required:

1. Search for the requested document by name or title then select it:
   
   
   
   
2. When the document is loaded, the Document ID can be found after the
   yourvault.com/ui/#doc_info/ part of the URL:
   
   

In this case, the Document ID is 952.

II. In the event Vault ID and Document ID are required:

1. Search for the requested document by name or title.
2. Select the document.
   
   
   
   
3. On the right side of the Information panel, in the General section (or in the section where the field is placed in the Layout settings) the out-of-the-box Global ID system field appears.
   
   

The first part of the record contains the Vault ID in this case: 15478.
The second part is for the Document ID in this case: 952 again.

III. In the event Vault ID, Document ID, and Unique Version ID are required:

1. Search for the requested document by name/title.
2. Select the document.
   
   
   
   
3. In the Information panel on the right side, in the General section, the following field be present: Global Version ID:
   
   

The first part of the record contains the Vault ID, in this case: 15478.
The second part is for the Document ID, in this case: 952. This is the same value that can be found in the link.
The third part contains a Unique ID, in this case: 1403 that is dedicated to this version only.

Related Documentation:

Vault Help Documentation:  

• Global ID & Link Fields on Object Records & Documents