Disposal Certificate Batch Reference Generator

Generate deterministic references for actual independently authorized disposal batch and approved record IDs. Caller namespace/batch uniqueness external; no execution/deletion, legal authorization, issued certificate or cryptographic authenticity.

Description

A disposal batch reference links approved record IDs to an institution and authorized batch.

A disposal batch reference links approved record IDs to an institution and authorized batch.^[1]

Identifier formatting does not grant disposal authority or perform disposal. Use this tool to calculate the stated observation or conditional model from supplied measurements.

When to use Disposal Certificate Batch Reference Generator

Use this tool to calculate the stated observation or conditional model from supplied measurements. Establish the institution, collection/material context, applicable standards or authority, reference date and measurement units.

How to use Disposal Certificate Batch Reference Generator and understand its results

Establish the institution, collection/material context, applicable standards or authority, reference date and measurement units.
Enter institutionNamespace, callerAuthorizedDisposalBatchId, actualApprovedRecordIds, using the field meanings and rules below, then run the tool.
Read result.disposalBatchReference, result.recordReferences. Interpret each field using the units, signs and evidence rules below.
If input validation fails, correct the reported field and run again. Before applying a successful result, check the stated reference scope, units, assumptions and any retained unknown evidence.

Input field	Meaning	Value type	Requirement
institutionNamespace	Institution namespace	string	Required
callerAuthorizedDisposalBatchId	Caller authorized disposal batch id	string	Required
actualApprovedRecordIds	Actual approved record ids	list of string	Required

Require institution and authorized batch IDs each matching 1–64 ASCII letters, digits, underscores or hyphens. Supply nonempty unique nonblank approved record IDs; the common string-list validator limits each to 128 UTF-16 units even though this function has an additional 256-unit guard. Form institution:batch and append :oneBasedPosition:encodeURIComponent(recordId) for each ordered record. No disposal, authorization or existing-ID reservation occurs.

batchReference=institution+":"+authorizedBatch; recordReference_i=batchReference+":"+(i+1)+":"+encodeURIComponent(recordId_i)

Apply the field units and exact ordering, boundary and evidence rules above.

Output field	Meaning	Value type
result	Structured result containing the calculation or selected reference fields below	object
result.disposalBatchReference	Institution namespace joined to the independently authorized batch ID	string
result.recordReferences	Proposed references with one-based record positions and URI-encoded record IDs	list of string

json

{
  "input": {
    "institutionNamespace": "ARC",
    "callerAuthorizedDisposalBatchId": "B2026-001",
    "actualApprovedRecordIds": [
      "r1",
      "r2"
    ]
  },
  "output": {
    "result": {
      "disposalBatchReference": "ARC:B2026-001",
      "recordReferences": [
        "ARC:B2026-001:1:r1",
        "ARC:B2026-001:2:r2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

Identifier formatting does not grant disposal authority or perform disposal. Results depend on the independently established measurement basis and the exact model assumptions above.

Every listed input requires an explicit value. Unexpected fields, incorrect value types, nonfinite numbers and sparse numeric arrays fail validation; tool-specific bounds and alignment rules apply as described above. Extremely large inputs or outputs can also be rejected. An input error is distinct from a successful calculation that reports a false comparison or retains unknown evidence.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use Permanent Retention Flag by Record Series Lookup to examine a related aspect: Permanent-retention decisions belong to an authorized record-series schedule.

Use Appraisal Macrovaluation Score Weighted Criteria Calculator where its separate inputs and scope apply: Macrovaluation summarizes criteria for appraisal at an adopted institutional level.

References

Disposal Certificate Batch Reference Generator — tool.io

Similar or alternative tools

Permanent Retention Flag by Record Series Lookup
Permanent-retention decisions belong to an authorized record-series schedule.
Appraisal Macrovaluation Score Weighted Criteria Calculator
Macrovaluation summarizes criteria for appraisal at an adopted institutional level.