Preparing Preservation Plans
Preparing Preservation Plans
Once the user has identified objects at risk in the repository (see Risk Analysis and Reports), he or she needs to create a Preservation plan. The plan is created through the Preservation Planning sub-module of the Preservation module.
The Preservation Planning sub-module enables its users (Preservation Analysts in the institution) to do the following:
- Prepare Preservation plans
- Test Preservation plans and evaluate their results
- Compare Preservation options and select the best approach
The following sections explain how to prepare Preservation plans:
- Planning and Testing Process Flow
- Viewing Risk Reports
- Creating a Preservation Set
- Creating a Preservation Plan
Planning and Testing Process Flow
The workflow for preparing and testing a plan will, with few exceptions, follow the diagram below:
Preservation Planning and Testing Steps
Viewing Risk Reports
The objects for Preservation actions are selected on the basis of risk reports generated by the Risk Analysis module.
To view Risk Reports:
Open the report you want to view by clicking the Preservation tab and selecting View Global Risk Report from the Risk Analysis section.
The report opens, displaying a list of risks with their associated formats.
Global Risk Report
The list is searchable and sortable. Each entry in the list has the following two options:
- Create Set - Clicking this link opens the Search Object page, from which you can start creating a set of objects for a Preservation plan. To proceed, see Creating a Preservation Set.
- Preservation Plans - Clicking this link opens the List of Preservation Plans page, which displays a list of existing Preservation plans related to the given format.
Each entry in the list has the following two options:
- View - Clicking this link opens the Risks per Format page.
Risks Per Format PageThe Risks per Format page lists all risks associated with the given format and shows the number of IEs, representations, and files affected by each risk. The list is searchable and sortable. Each entry has the same two options: Create Set and Preservation Plans. See Creating a Preservation Set to proceed.
- Research Set - Clicking this link opens the Search Object page, from which you can start creating a set of objects for a Preservation plan. To proceed, see Creating a Preservation Set.
Creating a Preservation Set
After viewing risk reports, the next step in a Preservation action is creating a set of objects intended for Preservation.
To create a Preservation set:
- From the View Global Risk Report page, click View for the format you want to work with, then Create Set for the row that contains the specific risk you want to target. The Search Object page opens.
Search Object PageThis page lists all objects in the repository affected by the given risk. The list is sortable. To proceed, see Creating a Preservation Plan
- (Optional) To apply additional conditions to the list, do the following:
- Under the Add Conditions bar, click the Add Conditions button. The Search page opens to the Search Conditions tab.
Search Conditions Tab - Select All or Any from the Match drop-down menu.
- Enter the field you want to search in the first text field. Matching fields display in a drop-down menu as you type.
- Select a comparison value and enter a search term for each condition. To add more rows, click the plus icon beside the current row. To delete a row, click the corresponding minus icon.
- Click the Search button.
The results display in the Results section.
Results from Single Format Search for Objects - If necessary, adjust the conditions and re-run the search until your search and results match the parameters you need.
To proceed, see Creating a Preservation Plan.
- Under the Add Conditions bar, click the Add Conditions button. The Search page opens to the Search Conditions tab.
You can save the resulting set in the repository for purposes other than Preservation. To do that, click the Save Query as a Set button. The Set List page opens. It lists all sets stored in the system.
Creating a Preservation Plan
After a Preservation set is selected, a Preservation plan should be created for it.
To create a Preservation plan:
- On the Search Object page, click the Launch Basic Preservation Plan or the Launch Advanced Preservation Plan button.
The Plan Details - Administrator Information page opens.
Plan Details - Administrator Information Page - Type the new Preservation plan’s name and reason in the appropriate fields.
- (Optional) To attach a document to the plan, click the Browse button in the Attached Documents area, choose the required file in the dialog box that opens, and click Add.
The file is attached to the Preservation plan. - To proceed, see Creating a Test Set.