Chapter 9. Following the Lifecycle of a Record

We've looked in detail at how to create the disposition schedule that defines the lifecycle instructions for a record. This chapter will show how those instructions are carried out and managed during an actual record lifecycle.

In this chapter, we will discuss:

• How an undeclared record is first filed and then declared

• What the steps are in transferring a record to another location

• How accession is a special type of transfer and how it differs from a standard transfer

• The difference between destruction and deletion of records

• How to freeze documents requested for legal purposes

In the last part of the chapter, we will again go into some developer specifics on how the Alfresco Records Management system is built in a section called "How does it work?". The information is useful to developers (or those who are just curious) for understanding how the Share Records Management system can potentially be modified or extended to meet the requirements of your...