Getting started
First of all, thank you for being a client. We appreciate that you trusted Gimmal for your purchase.
The topics in the following steps will help you get started using Gimmal Records Management. There are detailed guides throughout the rest of the guides, however we recommend you starting with these steps the first time you use the software.
1. Deployment
Gimmal Records Management is a part of the Gimmal Cloud, however it can also be deployed on-premise. However, even if you use the Gimmal Cloud, you may still need or want to deploy the connectors on-premise. See the planning topic for more information.
If you are Deploying the core software on-premise, start with the following topic:
2. First time setup
If this is the first time you are personally using Gimmal Records Management, you should start here. Even if you are the first person in your organization to use the software, start here for setting it up the first time.
If you are a user, and not configuring the File Plan, skip down to step 6, using the Inbox.
3. Creating the File Plan
The first step for almost any records management implementation is to build your file plan, which contains the retention schedule and lifecycles for you content. Build each of the following components in order to fully prepare your File Plan
4. Add classification rules
Once the File Plan is complete you will need to build classification rules in order to classify content in your sources to the Record Classes in the File Plan.
5. Adding policies to Record Classes
Once you have information classifying correctly, it's time to assign the lifecycles (policies) to each Record Class.
6. Using the inbox
Now that content is being classified to your File Plan and adhering to policies, records ready for disposition will start showing up in your Inbox.