Document management for companies in Romania

Archive every company document electronically, register it automatically in the registry, route it through the internal approval circuit and find it again in seconds by what's written in it — not by the file name. Legal retention periods run on their own, and whatever must be deleted is deleted when it falls due.

  • Records kept for the periods you set
  • Full-text search across document content
  • Scheduled deletion, GDPR-compliant
search inside document content…RegisterFOLDERSRecords scheduleFinanceHuman resourcesPermitsCorrespondenceRETENTION1.284documents trackedREGISTRATION NO.DOCUMENTKEEP FORIN-2026-0412Goods delivery note10 yearsOUT-2026-0188Acceptance report10 yearsIN-2026-0409Payroll sheet — March50 yearsIN-2026-0405Safety authorisationpermanentIN-2026-0401Scanned supplier invoice5 yearsSearch: 3 matchesfound in the document text
Definition

What is a document management system (DMS)?

A document management system is the application in which a company keeps all its documents in electronic form: it registers them, classifies them, routes them for approval, finds them by their content and keeps them for as long as the rules require. It replaces the usual mix of ring binders, a shared folder on a server and a register kept in a spreadsheet.

4docs.net ist ein System dieser Art, ausgelegt auf den Geschäftsalltag im deutschsprachigen Raum: elektronische Archivierung mit Versionshistorie, Prüfsumme und Zugriffsprotokoll, digitale Registratur mit automatischer Registriernummer, Freigabeworkflows mit Frist je Schritt, Volltextsuche im Text der PDF und Aufbewahrungsfristen, die je Dokumentart hinterlegt und überwacht werden.

Benefits and limits

What you gain and what to expect

Benefits

  • Sie finden jeden Beleg in Sekunden, alte Scans eingeschlossen, weil im Inhalt gesucht wird und nicht im Dateinamen.
  • Die Registriernummer vergibt das System: das nebenher in Excel geführte Eingangsbuch entfällt.
  • Die Aufbewahrungsfristen überwacht die Anwendung, nicht das Gedächtnis der Kollegin, die nächstes Jahr in Rente geht.
  • Dokumente kreisen nicht mehr als E-Mail-Anhänge: es gilt eine Fassung, mit vollständiger Historie.
  • Bei einer Prüfung durch Behörden liegt sofort auf dem Tisch, welche Unterlagen es gibt, wer sie geöffnet hat und wann.
  • Regalmeter im Haus und Fahrten zum externen Archiv gehen deutlich zurück.

Limits to keep in mind

  • Die Übernahme des Altbestands kostet Zeit: Scannen und Indexieren der Papierakten bleibt echte Arbeit, intern erledigt oder an einen Scandienstleister vergeben.
  • Scans deutscher Dokumente werden derzeit nicht per OCR erkannt — ohne Textebene bleibt die Suche auf Metadaten und eine menschliche Prüfung angewiesen.
  • Den Aktenplan denkt man einmal richtig durch. Improvisiert bleibt das Wiederfinden so mühsam wie vorher.
  • Gescannte Unterlagen ersetzen das Original nicht ohne Weiteres: Ob eine Kopie als Beleg genügt, hängt von den Aufbewahrungspflichten in Liechtenstein ab. Im Zweifel bleibt das Original erhalten.
How it works

How 4docs.net works, in 4 steps

  1. Sie bauen Ihren Aktenplan auf

    Sie beschreiben Ihre Dokumentarten — Eingangsrechnung, Lieferschein, Personalakte, Abnahmeprotokoll, behördlicher Schriftverkehr — und hinterlegen zu jeder die Aufbewahrungsfrist. Sie starten mit einer Vorlage nach den Aufbewahrungspflichten in Liechtenstein und passen sie an Ihr Unternehmen an.

  2. Sie erfassen den Posteingang und laden Dokumente hoch

    Jedes ein- und ausgehende Schriftstück erhält automatisch eine Registriernummer, ein Datum und eine zuständige Abteilung. Gescannte Belege werden nicht automatisch durchsuchbar: Die Texterkennung (OCR) gibt es derzeit nur für rumänischsprachige Dokumente. Für deutsche Scans braucht es eine Textebene oder eine Prüfung von Hand.

  3. Sie geben es im Freigabeworkflow frei

    Sie legen den Freigabeweg je Abteilung fest. Jeder Schritt hat eine verantwortliche Person und eine Frist, und der Stand des Dokuments ist in Echtzeit sichtbar — ohne jemandem per E-Mail hinterherzulaufen.

  4. Sie bewahren fristgerecht auf und löschen danach nachvollziehbar

    Läuft die Frist ab, schlägt das System die Löschung vor. Gelöscht wird auf Entscheidung, entlang Ihres Löschkonzepts, und der Vorgang bleibt im Zugriffsprotokoll vermerkt. Das Löschen folgt dem Grundsatz der Speicherbegrenzung der DSGVO.

Comparison

4docs.net compared with other ways of keeping company records

Each option has its place. The table compares what matters when you look for an old invoice or when an inspection is coming.

Criterion4docs.netFolders on a server or network driveSharePointPaper archive with an external storage providerClassic on-premise DMS
Automatic registration numberYes, for every incoming and outgoing itemNo, kept by hand, often in a spreadsheetYes, but only after dedicated configurationYes, in the paper registerYes
Search inside document contentYes, for digital files with a text layerUsually only file namesYes, once search indexing is configuredNo, only the box label or index cardYes, depending on the OCR setup
Retention periods tracked automaticallyYes, by document typeNo, depends on who remembersPossible, with extra configurationSet by the storage provider's scheduleYes, with a licensed module
Approval route with deadlinesYes, step by step, with a deadline at each stepNoYes, through workflows built in advanceNoYes
Access log per documentYes, every opening is recordedOnly if auditing is switched onYes, in the audit logNoYes
What it takes to startSign up and set up your filing planNothing new, but little controlLicences, server or cloud setup and administrationBooking and transport of boxesInstallation, licences and IT support

SharePoint und im eigenen Haus installierte DMS decken ähnliche Anforderungen ab, setzen aber Lizenzen, eine Einrichtung und eine zuständige Administration voraus. Das externe Archiv bleibt für die Unterlagen sinnvoll, die im Original aufbewahrt werden sollen. Elektronische Signatur und Vertragslebenszyklus gehören nicht in diesen Vergleich: dafür steht die Schwestermarke 4mycontracts.net.

Read the guide: document management in a business
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4docs.net in the 4b2b network

The company's document archive sits alongside the applications you already use: documents are uploaded from the panel or imported from a folder, each one gets a number, a due date and an approval circuit, and alerts about deadlines and approvals reach you by SMS or WhatsApp, only if you have opted in. See all 4b2b platforms

  • It comes in from several routesA scanned PDF, a file uploaded in the panel, a bulk import from a folder, or an upload link through which a sender delivers a file — the document lands in the same register, with the same registration number.
  • One single version remainsAttachments stop circulating. Colleagues get a link to the document, with the rights of their role, and the history stays intact.
  • Deadlines don't slip byRetention periods and due dates are visible in the panel. If you turn on alerts, the company gets an SMS or a WhatsApp message before a deadline expires.
Scanned PDFUpload in the panelBulk import from a folderUpload link for sendersShare link with expiryRegistry with numberingRetention periodsSMS and WhatsApp alerts

You find the document by what is written inside it, not by the file name

Search covers the text already in each document: digital files and PDFs with a text layer. Scans without a text layer are not read automatically and need a text layer or a manual check. You type an amount, a supplier name or a number off a five-year-old sheet of paper and you get the document, the page and the file it sits in — including for digital files uploaded before you moved to 4docs.net.

The search covers only documents your role has access to.

Search inside the text, not just the title
Works on the legacy archive that has a text layer
See how search works
IN-2021-0374no. 4172 / supplier3 matches in the archive

Frequently asked questions about document management

Concrete answers about electronic archiving of company documents, the registry with automatic numbering, the internal approval circuit, OCR and full-text search, legal retention periods and GDPR-compliant disposal on schedule.

What does "legally-valid archiving" actually mean?
It means the electronically archived document can be relied on against a third party — a regulator, a court, an auditor — because you can demonstrate it hasn't been altered since archiving. In practice four things are required: reliable identification of the document (a cryptographic fingerprint / hash), the date and time of archiving recorded by the system, mandatory metadata that describes the document, and an access log showing who did what with it.
Does the 4docs archive completely replace the paper archive?
It depends on the document type, and this calls for caution. Romanian archiving law provides for a regime in which the archived electronic document produces the same effects as the original, but that regime has its own conditions. 4docs keeps the fingerprint, metadata and complete log of each document, but it is not an accredited provider and does not carry out in your place the obligations that fall on the company. Where the law expressly requires keeping the paper original, our recommendation is a mixed archive: the original is kept, and 4docs becomes the tool through which you find it in seconds.
What is the records retention schedule, and why do you insist on it?
It's the list of document categories a company creates, each with its own retention period. Archive regulations expect it from the creators and holders of documents, and it is, in practice, the backbone of the archive: without it you can't justify why you deleted one document or why you're still keeping another. In 4docs the records schedule is configurable, and the retention period is applied automatically to every new document in that category.
Can archived documents be modified afterward?
No. Once archived, the file becomes uneditable: any correction is made through a new version, linked to the previous one, and the initial version stays in the archive. Every version has its own cryptographic fingerprint, so you can verify at any time that the file you download today is bit-for-bit identical to the one archived three years ago.
Where are documents physically stored?
On the 4b2b ecosystem's infrastructure. Access is protected by login and by roles and rights. The exact location of the servers and the backup regime must be requested from the provider in writing.
Do you also manage the company's contracts, with electronic signing?
No. 4docs is a document management system: archive, registry, internal circuit, full-text search, retention. Contract lifecycle management and digital signing are covered by a separate application in the ecosystem, 4mycontracts.net — for contracts and digital signing, that is the right place. A contract signed there can be archived here, with its retention period and the company's access rights.
How does automatic numbering in the registry work?
Every document entering or leaving the company gets a unique registration number, assigned automatically, in strictly increasing order, together with the date and time. The number can't be reused and can't be skipped: if an entry is cancelled, it stays visible in the register marked "cancelled", exactly like a crossed-out line in a paper register. You can have separate registers by work point or by type (incoming, outgoing, internal), each with its own series and optional annual reset.
Can I also register correspondence received by email?
Yes, but manually. The register has no e-mail address of its own, and 4docs does not receive e-mails automatically: you save the message or attachment as a file (for example an exported e-mail), upload it, and fill in the number, date and sender when you register it.

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