When files are updated in SkyVault, a new version number of the file is created. You can
declare one or more of these versions as records, allowing you to keep on record changes that
have been made throughout the life cycle of a file.
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In the Document Library of a SkyVault site find the file you want to declare a version of
as a record.
Tip: You can see a file's version history by clicking on the file, then in the file preview screen scrolling down to the Version History section. You can revert to previous versions by clicking the
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Hover over the file and click More then Declare Version
as Record.
The file is added to the Unfiled Records folder, in the explorer panel of your Records Management site, and is identified there as a version record by the
icon. The file is still
available in its original site, with a full set of actions available. Note: You can't declare a version as a record if your permission level for the site is Consumer, or if the file is locked, or synced with a SkyVault in the Cloud site.
You can find these records in the Unfiled Records folder in the File Plan explorer panel.
New records display in the File Plan as incomplete records. Any required metadata needs to be
added before the records can be set to complete.
Note: A file that has had versions declared as
records can be deleted. The records remain in the File Plan.
If you delete or destroy a record that was declared from a version, then that version is marked as deleted and can't be accessed. Other versions of the file remain unaffected.
Tip: You can also set up
folder rules in a non-Records Management site so the file versions can be automatically declared
as records. For example, you could create a rule that when a file is tagged as "Confirmed", then
a record will be created of that file version and added to the Records Management site. Version
details will be available when looking at the record in the file preview screen on the Records
Management site.