Patent ID: 8583651

Claim:
A computer implemented method of handling records initially having an indeterminate classification in a records management system, comprising; receiving a document for entry into a records management system and determining a presence of information sufficient to classify the document within a record category of the records management system, wherein the records management system includes a plurality of record containers each associated with a corresponding record category of a file plan and manages declared records in accordance with policies associated with one or more file plans; declaring the document as a declared record of the records management system and determining that the declared record has an indeterminate classification due to insufficient information for classification of the record into a record category of the records management system; deferring classification of the declared record; placing the declared record in a temporary container associated with a file plan of the records management system; determining the occurrence of a classification event associated with the declared record subsequent to placing the declared record in the temporary container, upon the occurrence of the classification event: checking the declared record to determine that the declared record is configured to be classified within the records management system due to the occurrence of the classification event; determining a classification of the declared record within the records management system in response to the declared record being configured to be classified; and placing the declared record in a record container corresponding to the classification.