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 e-mails 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

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] - &[000000000000] (12 zeroes) – Displays an

incrementing value starting at 1 and resets at the beginning of each document

– &[<fieldname>] – 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– Imagecaplaw50@yahoogroups.com

• LAW PreDiscovery Readme File– Version release notes identifying updates,

modifications, and bug fixes.

• Help file and user manual

• Training

Product Collateral and Conference Decks

• Law: http://law.lexisnexis.com/lawprediscoveryconference/downloads