Graham,
Once upon a time, I was in a meeting with Documentum reps who made sniffy
comments about our retention-series schedule on a functional basis.  (The
records series are grouped by function). They could not explain how a
functional retention schedule a) differed and b) would handle records
within the function but with a greater or less retention.  For example on
the short end:  Paper records used for data entry.  For example on the long
end:  Almost every function has a series of archival records.  It was a
very short meeting, so I can understand that they couldn't give me an
off-the-cuff answer.

Thank you for a clear and concise explanation.

Lorinda Kasten-Lowerre
Records Management Analyst, Senior
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Torrance, California, USA
Member - The Orange County Chapter of ARMA International
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