Processing expands container files, extracts text and metadata, identifies file types, applies OCR to images, deduplicates, filters by date and file type, and loads the result into a review platform.
It also generates exception reports for files that could not be processed.
Alternative Names:
ESI Processing, Data Processing (E-Discovery)
Why it Matters?
The exception report is the part that matters most and receives the least attention. Encrypted files, corrupt containers, unsupported formats, and password-protected documents fail processing and become invisible to review unless someone works the exceptions. A production that never addressed its exception list is incomplete in a way that is difficult to detect from the outside but straightforward to challenge once identified.
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What does processing produce?
Why does the exception report matter?
