Enterprise Content Management with Microsoft SharePoint

Chapter 8. Records Management

In the context of SharePoint, we will define records management as the practice of maintaining electronic records in your organization from the point of their creation to their eventual disposal. A broader view of records management would include all business records, both physical and electronic, in any format. This could span paper, microform, backup media, and electronic records.

Principles and life cycle

In the context of SharePoint, a record is an electronic file or content that has been stamped at a specific time and place as a record of business. Stamping a document in SharePoint as a record consists of assigning a Document ID and, more importantly, declaring the document as a record. Content includes the body ...