Tips and Tricks Using LAW Presented by: Tracy Marshall
Topics Reporting in LAW Session Viewer Using a File List Advanced Numbering Removing Endorsements Deduplication of Specified Custodians Developing Policies and Procedures Share your Tips LAW Resources
Reporting
Native File Summary Preliminary report of selected sources based on file extensions –Includes s and attachments in mail stores –Links to file type manager database –Save summaries
Page Count Extraction Estimated page count of files Not all source applications are supported Multi-thread process Populates EDPages field
ED Reports Identifies files supported and unsupported for TIFF conversion Includes estimated page counts
Customized CSV Reports Grid Views –Use for exception reporting –Errors –Duplicate reports Session Viewer
Information about the files processed in the session Initial quality control Identifies files not imported into LAW –Incomplete –Commit errors –Exclusions Duplicates FT Exclusions Conditional Exclusions Use for exception reporting
Importing File Lists Only files contained in the list are imported Use with –De-nist results –Search results –Commit errors and excluded files
Advanced Numbering Flexible page or document level numbering utilizing fields –&[Page] – Current page of the document –&[Pages] – Total pages in document –&[Page ID] – Page ID value –&[0] - &[ ] (12 zeroes) – Displays an incrementing value starting at 1 and resets at the beginning of each document –&[ ] – Valid for all other LAW fields Track multiple number sets Option numbering for parent/attachments Increasing numbering speeds
Removing Endorsements /SU Switch Unlocks Header/Footer fields
Deduplication During the import After import using Deduplication Utility –Allows deduplication of specific custodians
Developing Policies/Procedures Create standard policy for processing EDD –How specific files are handled Archive files, compound documents, password protected files Create backup of specific files –EDLoader.global.config.ini –File type manager database –Tiffopts.ini –Export profiles (PFL) Share with Vendors/Firms
Share your Tips and Tricks Optimizing TIFF conversions Handling specific file types –Excel files –AutoCad Other
Resources LAW user group LAW PreDiscovery Readme File –Version release notes identifying updates, modifications, and bug fixes. Help file and user manual Training
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