EDRMS Configuration and Implementation: Using SharePoint as a Solution

The programme

Programme overview

EDRMS Configuration & Implementation: Using SharePoint as A Solution: Information Technology is the foundation of doing business in the 21st century. Communication and transactions in organizations have become electronic and so has relationships between organizations and their clients. To this end, an increasing number of records are born digital. These new ways of doing business necessitate that organizations should implement compatible electronic systems to capture, maintain, use, and eventually disposed these records. However, electronic systems can also be overwhelming.

Ratomac EDRMS Configuration & Implementation: Using SharePoint as A Solution Course focuses on the design, configuration, and implementation of an Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) with specific reference to SharePoint as a solution. The programme is aimed at empowering practitioners to practically configure a File Plan and have it built into the SharePoint Platform for the management of their electronic records.

Who should attend

Who is this programme for?

• Records management practitioners
• Secretaries and Pas
• Registry clerks
• Officer administrators
• Security specialists
• Archivists
• Legal officers
• IT specialists
• Monitoring and evaluation specialists
• Auditors

Learning outcomes

What you will learn

After attending this EDRMS Configuration & Implementation: Using SharePoint as A Solution course delegates will be able-

• Determine permissions.
• Design SharePoint folder structures in line with the file plan
• Design case file repositories
• Design, configuration, and implementation of e-forms
• Design, configuration, and implementation of e-templates
• Design, configuration, and implementation of workflows
• Configure additional tools such as digital signatures, website management, audit trail etc.
• Implement security measures for an EDRMS.

Explore the programme

Detailed programme outline

MODULE 1 PROGRAMME

Introduction to Electronic Document and Records Management Systems

• A look into different concepts related to
• electronic records management (EDMS, ERMS, EDMRS, ECM etc.)
• The advantages of managing records electronically
• The risks associated with managing records electronically.

The Legal admissibility of Electronic Records

• The Namibian National Archives Act and Electronic Records
• The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (ECTA)

Understanding a file plan as a basis for SharePoint Folder Structure

• Composition of a File Plan
• Attributes of an Effective File Plan
• An analysis of the Main Series

MODULE 2 PROGRAMME

SharePoint: An Overview

• Determining Business requirements
• Determining the Functional Requirements
• How to design Sites and Libraries within Share-Point
• How to design Metadata Elements

SharePoint and Metadata Elements

• What is Metadata?
• Why Metadata Management
• How to design Metadata
• How to develop term sets for commonly used Metadata

Setting Permissions with EDRMS

• What are Permissions?
• Configuring Permissions within an EDRMS
• Developing and implementing document sets for Subject Files and Case Files

System Configuration and Implementation

• Content Types
• Term Sets
• Column Types
• Permissions
• Navigation

Designing SharePoint Repositories and Libraries for Documents and Records

• Document Identification and Types
• Document Sets

MODULE 3 PROGRAMME

Designing Case File Management Repositories in SharePoint

• What is a Case Filing System
• Designing Folder Structures for Different Case Files (e.g., HR, SCM)
• Using Search and Metadata to access Case Files
• Use of Saved searches and Tags

Designing SharePoint Repositories and Libraries for Documents

Types of Electronic Records

• Data sets
• Text based documents.
• Multimedia documents
• Multidimensional documents

SharePoint and the Creation of Folder Structures in line with the File Plan

• File Plan Configuration in an EDRMS
• Declaring Records (from documents to records)
• Creating Retention Instruction electronically
• Deleting/destroying electronic records
• Archiving electronic records

SharePoint and Forms Management

• What constitutes a form?
• How to create forms
• Configuration of forms in an EDRMS
• Using forms within an EDRMS

SharePoint and Templates Management

• What constitutes a template?
• How to create templates
• Configuration of templates in an EDRMS
• Using templates within an EDRMS

MODULE 4 PROGRAMME

SharePoint and Workflow Management

• What is a Workflow?
• Types of Workflows
• Creating a Workflow
• Using Workflows in an EDRMS

EDRMS: Configuration of other functionalities

Part 1:

• Digital signatures
• Rendition
• Quality management
• Retrieval/search
• Web-site management

Part 2:

• Metadata management
• Authenticity
• Audit trail
• Version control
• Scanning and imaging

Part 3:

• E-mail management
• Back-up and recovery
• Long-term format
• Archiving
• Disposal of records

MODULE 5 PROGRAMME

EDRMS Considerations on:

• Implementing complementary assets
• Reviewing a Records Management Policy Framework
• Conducting a Records Survey
• Monitoring system Performance

Information Security for Electronic Records

• What is information security?
• Why information Security
• Risks associated with electronic records.
• Security measures for electronic records

Learning approach

How you will learn

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

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Dates, duration & arrangements

Contact Ratomac to confirm dates, duration, delivery format, entry requirements and any applicable assessment or certification before booking.