The Document Review Module (DRM) is an optional module built into eCASE which allows eCASE users to annotate or redact to sanitize documents. This feature allows eCASE users to provide sanitized copies of documents to withhold sensitive information.
Navigate to Settings > System Configuration > Document Review Configuration to configure the document review module settings:

This is the landing page for the Document Review Configuration:

The following are a list of settings that can be configured in the Document Review Configuration:
Option | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Declassifications | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to create new declassifications by specifying release restrictions for classified documents. Through this option, declassifications can be created, edited, activated or deactivated, and deleted. | |
Document Review Flags | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to create, edit, and delete Document Review Flags to be used within the DRM. These flags can be used within the DRM to flag various pages of the document that is being reviewed. The system-generated document review flags are: | |
Ā· Disclosed in Part Ā· Disclosed in Part after Consultation Ā· Duplicate Ā· For Consultation Ā· Not Relevant Ā· Not Reviewed | Ā· Release Ā· Release after Consultation Ā· Released in Full Ā· Reviewed Ā· Withheld Ā· Withheld after Consultation | |
Find and Redact Patterns | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to create a list of pattern expressions so that users can easily find the specified pattern in documents and redact all the words found. | |
Document Review Jobs | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to view the list of jobs and their status for documents that are related to the Document Review Module. In the Document Review Module, many review operations are performed as asynchronous activities and are performed in the background as jobs. This option allows you to view all the jobs created and their status details by different users on all documents where they are performing document review process. | |
Redaction Codes | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to create list of redaction codes and their description. Redaction codes are displayed on redactions to provide indication/legend why the information is withheld in the sanitized document for requester. | |
Document Review Settings | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to configure Document Review Module settings. Following are the list of settings are required to be configured: Original Document Location: Folder path on application server where the PDF version of document is created to work with Document Review module. It is a permanent storage. PNG Cache Location: Folder path on application server where the PNG files for the document is created to work with Document Review module. It is a transient storage. PNG Cache Limit: Specify the transient storage limit | |
Stamps/Watermark | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to create list of stamps or watermarks that can be used during document review process. Static Stamps are created with a specified label name. Dynamic Stamps requires Internet Explorer with MS Word so that Merge fields can be created and used in the document review process on the document to create a dynamic stamp with merge field values. | |
Document Review Statuses | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to create, edit, and delete document review statuses, which are used to denote the current review status of the document under review. | |
Standard Annotations | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to create, edit, and delete standard annotations to be used within the DRM. The annotations defined in this setting are accessible within the DRM can be applied to documents during document review. | |
Failed OCR Jobs | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to view failed OCR jobs. | |
Standard Review Layers | This option allows eCASE Application Administrators to create, edit, and delete standard review layers. Standard review layers are available and can be applied to any document under review. In addition to standard review layers, users can create their own review layers within the DRM. | |