In my last post I spoke about how the transfer of structured data from the source system into the records management system works. Now that we have covered this step, lets look at some of the special features that you want to manage structured data as records. Like any other record, you want to be able...
Once you have defined what the records that you extract from your structured business application look like and how they are classified in the target records management system, you are ready to start transferring them. There are different things to consider depending on what type of transfer you are...
Today I want to write about the second step in the process of structured records management , the classification of structured records. Structured business applications are built to perform consistent tasks as part of well defined day-to-day business processes. This, combined with the predictable nature...
After last weeks overview of the structured records management process , I want to start giving you some details of what each step in the process involves, beginning with the definition step. Records stored in relational databases, as the name suggests, are made up from individual data items stored in...
In my last post I started on the subject of Structured Records Management, an area of records management that is re-gaining a lot of relevance because ALL electronically stored information is discoverable in e-Discovery and FOIA, not just unstructured documents. In this and some subsequent posts I would...
I started my professional life when computers were big machines that filled rooms and only large corporations could afford them. In smaller businesses many of the administrative tasks, such as accounting, keeping customer registers, product catalogs, managing personnel, leave control, payroll etc. were...