Import Documents from Consultation Review

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After a Program Office or Consultancy location has reviewed and returned documents sent for consultation, you can import them back into FOIAXpress.

Steps to Import Documents from Consultation Review

When documents are received from consultation review, follow the steps below to import the reviewed file into FOIAXpress.

  1. Click Document Management > Consultation Review Log. From the Consultation Review Log screen, search for the review log item you'd like to import.

  2. Locate and click  the consultation review item you'd like to update, and click Take Action. The Take Action Screen appears as shown below:

    Form for creating a new consultation review log with mandatory fields highlighted.

  3. Under Status, select Review Complete. After updating the Status, the Import button appears. Click Import:

    Form for consultation review log with status marked as 'Review Complete'.

  4. After clicking Import, the screen below appears. :Either Drag and Drop the reviewed ADX file into the Drag and Drop Zone, or click Select File to use an explorer window to locate the file to upload:

    Instructions for importing an ADX file with drag and drop or file selection options.

  5. When all files are selected, click Next to move to Step 2, as shown below:

    Import ADX interface showing selected file and navigation to the next step.

  6. After clicking Next, the Step 2 screen appears as shown below:

    Form displaying request information, sender details, and review status for a FOIA request.

  7. Fill in the editable fields on this page, which are highlighted in the image above and described in the table below:

Field

Description

Other Information

Sub Request

Sub Request the reviewed file is associated with

Add To

Where the imported document should be added, either the Review Log or the Request Folder

Review Status Details

Review Status

Status of the review, as selected from the drop-down menu

Review Comments

Any additional comments about the review status

Fail the Job when duplicate Bates Stamping details exists

Fail the import when duplicate Bates Stamping details exist

  1. When all fields are filled in as needed, click Finish to complete the import process. The Progress window below appears:

    Job progress window showing current action and options to abort or close the job.

  2. After the import is complete, you will be returned to the Take Action screen, and the message below displays to finish taking action on the consultation review item.

    Consultation review log with action status, comments, and document import confirmation message.

  3. Fill in the fields on this page, as described in the table below:

Field

Description

Action Date

Date the action was taken. Defaults to the current date

Status

Status of the request, will be Review Complete

Comments

Any additional comments about the review

Due Date

Date the action was due. Defaults to the current date

Completed

Is the action complete. Will be selected if status is Review Complete

Completed Date

Date the action was completed

Attachment

Any additional attachments to be included with the action update

  1. When all fields are filled as needed, click Save. You will be returned to the Consultation Review Log screen, and the status of the request will be updated, as shown below:

    Consultation review log showing completed reviews and their respective details.