Configure a data source for digital forensics

Configure a data source a requester can select in a digital forensics request as the source of potentially evidential data.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_lg_forensics.forensics_config or admin

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Legal Administration > Digital Forensics Admin > Data Sources.
2. Create or modify a data source.
   • To create a data source, click New.
   • To modify an existing data source, open the data source from the list.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Table 1. Data Source form

   Field	Description
   Source	Name of the data source.
   Active	Option for marking the data source active. Only active data sources are available on the digital forensics request intake form in the Legal Service Portal.
   Source detail fields	Fields that are applicable for the data source. The selected fields appear on the data source details form in a digital forensics request matter. Task owners provide details in these fields based on the fulfillment activities done by them. For more information, see Create a task for a digital forensic legal matter. The field options in the list are populated from the Data Source Detail [sn_lg_forensics_search_source_detail] table.

4. Save the data source.
   • Save a new data source by clicking Submit.
   • Save the changes to an existing data source by clicking Update.

What to do next

Add fulfillment instructions and checklist for a data source. When a matter owner creates a task for the source in a legal matter, these instructions are pre-populated in the task. The users to whom the legal matter task is assigned can follow these instructions to resolve the task.

• Add fulfillment instructions and checklist for a data source
  Add instructions for a data source that a task owner in a legal matter can follow to resolve the task.