Abstract: Information is gathered from virtual interview responses, an enterprise map, and data repositories. A legal communications and collections component administers virtual interviews. The legal group annotates the virtual interview responses to add data obtained through follow-up interviews, etc. A search engine searches for a list of data sources for each custodian. Preservation and collection instructions are generated either manually or automatically. Custodians can be selectively added to the instructions based on the virtual interview responses. The instructions for the custodians are grouped according to the data source. The preservation and collection instructions are transmitted to the IT staff or data sources for implementation.

Abstract: The record of custodial systems' involvement in legal matters is coupled with a workflow that detects actual or planned changes affecting custodial systems themselves and/or their associations with other entities in the enterprise map, and that notifies the appropriate parties so the information is preserved.