Enterprise Vault™ Classification using the Microsoft File Classification Infrastructure

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Product(s): Enterprise Vault (12.4)
  1. About this guide
    1. Introducing this guide
      1.  
        Relationship between FCI classification and other classification methods
    2. Where to get more information about Enterprise Vault
      1.  
        Enterprise Vault training modules
  2. Getting started
    1.  
      About classification
    2.  
      Overview of the procedure for setting up classification
    3.  
      Prerequisites for classification
    4.  
      Roles-based administration (RBA) and the classification feature
    5. How Enterprise Vault caches the items that it submits for classification
      1.  
        Limits on the size of classification files
      2.  
        Checking the cache location on the Enterprise Vault storage servers
      3.  
        Configuring Enterprise Vault to keep the classification files in the cache folder
  3. Setting up the classification properties
    1.  
      About the Enterprise Vault classification properties
    2.  
      Setting up the Enterprise Vault classification properties manually
    3.  
      Checking the Folder Usage classification property
    4.  
      How classification property values and retention categories interact
    5.  
      Setting up new values for the Enterprise Vault classification properties
    6.  
      Points to note on setting retention categories
  4. Configuring your classification rules
    1.  
      About classification rules
    2.  
      About the example classification rules
    3.  
      Importing the example rule set
    4.  
      Creating or changing classification rules
    5.  
      Supported configuration parameters for rules that use the Veritas Information Classifier method
  5. Defining and applying classification policies
    1.  
      About classification policies
    2.  
      Defining classification policies
    3.  
      About the PowerShell cmdlets for working with classification policies
    4.  
      Associating classification policies with retention plans
    5.  
      About the PowerShell cmdlets for working with retention plans
    6.  
      Applying retention plans to your Enterprise Vault archives
  6. Running classification in test mode
    1.  
      About classification test mode
    2.  
      Implementing classification test mode
    3.  
      About the PowerShell cmdlets for running classification in test mode
    4.  
      Understanding the classification test mode reports
  7. Publishing classification properties and rules across your site
    1.  
      How to publish the classification properties and rules
  8. Using classification with smart partitions
    1.  
      About smart partitions
    2.  
      How Enterprise Vault determines whether to archive an item to a smart partition
    3.  
      Setting up smart partitions
    4.  
      Verifying that Enterprise Vault has archived items to smart partitions
  9. Appendix A. Enterprise Vault properties for use in classification rules
    1.  
      About the Enterprise Vault properties
    2.  
      System properties
    3.  
      Attachment properties
    4.  
      Custom Enterprise Vault properties
    5.  
      Custom Enterprise Vault properties for File System Archiving items
    6.  
      Custom Enterprise Vault properties for SharePoint items
    7.  
      Custom Enterprise Vault properties for Compliance Accelerator-processed items
    8.  
      Custom properties for use by policy management software
    9.  
      Custom properties for Enterprise Vault SMTP Archiving
  10. Appendix B. PowerShell cmdlets for use with classification
    1.  
      About the classification cmdlets
    2.  
      Disable-EVClassification
    3.  
      Get-EVClassificationFCITags
    4.  
      Get-EVClassificationPolicy
    5.  
      Get-EVClassificationStatus
    6.  
      Get-EVClassificationTestMode
    7.  
      Import-EVClassificationFCIRules
    8.  
      New-EVClassificationPolicy
    9.  
      Publish-EVClassificationFCIRules
    10.  
      Remove-EVClassificationPolicy
    11.  
      Set-EVClassificationPolicy
    12.  
      Set-EVClassificationTestMode
  11. Appendix C. Monitoring and troubleshooting
    1.  
      Auditing
    2.  
      Checking the classification performance counters
    3.  
      Troubleshooting classification

System properties

Table: Enterprise Vault system properties lists the system properties defined in Enterprise Vault.

Table: Enterprise Vault system properties

Property

Type

Description

adat

Date

The date on which the item was archived.

archiveid

String

The ID of the archive in which the item is stored. You can use the PowerShell cmdlet Get-EVArchive to obtain the required ID.

audn

String

The display names of the author and, if appropriate, of the person on whose behalf the item has been sent.

auea

String

The email addresses of the author and, if appropriate, of the person on whose behalf the item has been sent.

cend

Date

The end date of an event, such as a calendar meeting.

clcn

String

The current location of the item. A sequence of folders.

clon

String

The location of an event, such as a calendar meeting.

cntp

String

The conversation tracking topic. This is currently populated for MAPI and SMTP items only.

comr

String

The reason for missing content. The options are as follows:

  • 0. No reason available.

  • 1. Content does not exist.

  • 2. Content could not be obtained.

  • 3. Content is (or appears to be) corrupt.

  • 4. Not possible to convert content to suitable format.

  • 5. Conversion of content failed (converter error).

  • 6. Conversion of content timed out.

  • 7. Content requires conversion but its data format is excluded from conversion.

  • 8. Content requires conversion but conversion bypass has been set.

  • 9. Content is encrypted.

  • 10. Content requires conversion but converters are not available, or have not been initialized.

  • 11. Unable to add content to index.

  • 12. Converters did not recognize the file type.

  • 13. Conversion excluded for large files.

  • 14. Conversion excluded for codepages we cannot detect.

cont

String

The content of the item, up to the limit that the Windows File Classification Infrastructure imposes.

See Limits on the size of classification files.

cpnm

String

The name of the extension content provider.

crcn

String

The current retention category name.

May reflect the value that various Enterprise Vault features, such as classification, retention plans, and retention folders, have applied to the item.

crre

Integer

Calendar recurrence exception.

crrp

String

Calendar recurrence pattern.

crrt

Integer

Calendar recurrence type.

csrt

Date

The start date of an event, such as a calendar meeting.

date

Date

The created, sent, received, or archived date.

dtyp

String

The data type of the item. For example, DOCX, XLSX, or MSG.

flag

String

The message flag status.

impo

String

The message importance, expressed as a numeric value. 0 = Low, 1 = Normal, and 2 = High.

keys

String

Categories/keywords.

locn

String

The original location of the item. A sequence of folders.

mdat

Date

The last-modified date of the item.

msgc

String

The item's original MAPI message class (for example, IPM.Note).

natc

Number

The number of attachments.

nrcp

Number

The number of recipients.

This property counts a distribution list as one recipient, regardless of how many members the distribution list has.

nrea

Number

The number of recipient email addresses.

If you have configured Enterprise Vault to expand distribution lists then, for items in journal archives, this property counts each member of a distribution list as one recipient.

prio

String

The message priority, expressed as a numeric value. -1 = Low, 0 = Normal, and 1 = High.

rbdn

String

The display names of the BCC recipients.

rbea

String

The email addresses of the BCC recipients.

rcdn

String

The display names of the CC recipients.

rcea

String

The email addresses of the CC recipients.

rsdt

Date

The retention start date/time.

Not supported by queries that target 32-bit volumes.

rtdn

String

The display names of the TO recipients.

rtea

String

The email addresses of the TO recipients.

sens

String

The message sensitivity, expressed as a numeric value. 0 = Normal, 1 = Personal, 2 = Private, and 3 = Confidential.

size

Number

The size of the item in KB.

subj

String

The subject/title.

tcdt

Date

The completion date of a task.

tddt

Date

The due date of a task.

tsts

Number

The status of a task. 0 = Not started, 1 = In progress, 2 = Completed, 3 = Paused, and 4 = Deferred.