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Arctera Insight Information Governance User's Guide

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Product(s): Data Insight (7.2.2)
Platform: Windows
  1. Section I. Introduction
    1. Introducing Arctera Insight Information Governance
      1.  
        About Arctera Insight Information Governance
      2.  
        About data custodian
      3.  
        About permissions
      4.  
        About SharePoint permissions
      5.  
        About Box permissions
      6.  
        About audit logs
      7.  
        About migrated domains
      8.  
        Applications for Data Loss Prevention
      9.  
        Content classification using Arctera Information Classifier
    2. Using the Arctera Insight Information Governance Management Console
      1. About the Arctera Insight Information Governance Management Console
        1.  
          Header
        2.  
          Tabs
        3.  
          Navigation pane
        4.  
          Content pane
      2.  
        Operation icons on the Management Console
      3.  
        Logging in to the Information Governance Management Console
      4.  
        Logging out of the Information Governance Management Console
      5.  
        Accessing online Help
  2. Information Governance Dashboard
    1.  
      About the Information Governance Dashboard
  3. Information Governance Workspace
    1.  
      About Information Governance Workspace
    2.  
      Data
    3.  
      DFS
    4.  
      Users
    5.  
      Groups
  4. Section II. Information Governance reports
    1. Using Information Governance reports
      1.  
        About Information Governance reports
      2.  
        How Information Governance reporting works
      3.  
        Creating a report
      4. About Information Governance security reports
        1. Activity Details report
          1.  
            Create or Edit Activity Details for Paths report
          2.  
            Create or edit Activity Details for Users and Groups report
        2. Permissions reports
          1. Inactive Users
            1.  
              Create or edit Inactive Users report
          2. Path Permissions
            1.  
              Create or edit Path Permissions report
          3. Permissions Search report
            1.  
              Create Permissions Search report
          4.  
            About Permissions Query templates
          5. Creating a Permissions Query Template
            1.  
              Using the match-type criteria
          6.  
            Creating custom rules
          7. Permissions Query Template actions
            1.  
              Editing or deleting a Permissions Query Template
            2.  
              Copying a Permissions Query Template
            3.  
              About sharing a Permissions Query Template
          8.  
            Using Permissions Search report output to remediate permissions
          9. Entitlement Review
            1.  
              Create or edit Entitlement Review report
          10. User/Group Permissions
            1.  
              Create or edit User/Group Permissions
          11. Group Change Impact Analysis
            1.  
              Create or edit Group Change Impact Analysis report
        3. Ownership Reports
          1. Data Custodian Summary
            1.  
              Create or edit Data Custodian Summary report
          2. Inferred Owner
            1.  
              Create or edit Inferred Owner report
          3. Data Inventory Report
            1.  
              Create or edit Data Inventory report
      5.  
        Create/Edit security report options
      6. About Information Governance storage reports
        1. Activity Summary reports
          1.  
            Create or edit Activity Summary for Paths report
          2.  
            Create or edit Activity Summary for User/Groups report
        2. Capacity reports
          1. Filer Utilization
            1.  
              Create or edit Filer Utilization report
          2. Filer Growth Trend
            1.  
              Create or edit Filer Growth Trend report
        3. Data Lifecycle reports
          1. Inactive Data by File Group
            1.  
              Create or edit Inactive Data by File Group report
          2. Inactive Data by Owner
            1.  
              Create or edit Inactive Data by Owner report
          3. Data Aging
            1.  
              Create or edit Data Aging report
          4. Inactive Folders
            1.  
              Create or edit Inactive Folders report
        4. Consumption Reports
          1. Potential Duplicate Files
            1.  
              Create/Edit Potential Duplicate Files report
          2. Consumption by Folders
            1.  
              Create or edit Consumption by Folders report
          3. Consumption by Department
            1.  
              Create or edit Consumption by Department
          4. Consumption by File Group
            1.  
              Create/Edit Consumption by File Group
          5. Consumption by Owner
            1.  
              Create/Edit Consumption by Owner
          6. Consumption by File Group and Owner
            1.  
              Create/Edit Consumption by File Group and Owner
      7.  
        Create/Edit storage report options
      8. About Information Governance custom reports
        1.  
          About DQL query templates
        2.  
          Creating custom templates for DQL queries
        3.  
          Create/Edit DQL report options
        4. Creating DQL reports with custom variables
          1.  
            Running a DQL report with custom variables
      9.  
        Considerations for importing paths using a CSV file
    2. Managing reports
      1.  
        About managing Information Governance reports
      2. Viewing reports
        1.  
          About stale information in reports
      3.  
        Filtering a report
      4.  
        Editing a report
      5.  
        About sharing reports
      6.  
        Copying a report
      7.  
        Running a report
      8.  
        Viewing the progress of a report
      9.  
        Customizing a report output
      10.  
        Configuring a report to generate a truncated output
      11.  
        Sending a report by email
      12.  
        How does number of records field work differently from the truncate output records field?
      13.  
        Automatically archiving reports
      14.  
        Canceling a report run
      15.  
        Deleting a report
      16.  
        Considerations for viewing reports
      17.  
        Organizing reports using labels
  5. Section III. Remediation
    1. Configuring remediation workflows
      1.  
        About remediation workflows
      2.  
        Prerequisites for configuring remediation workflows
      3.  
        Configuring Self-Service Portal settings
      4.  
        About workflow templates
      5. Managing workflow templates
        1.  
          Create/Edit Entitlement Review workflow template
        2.  
          Create/Edit DLP Incident Remediation workflow template
        3.  
          Create/Edit Ownership Confirmation workflow template
        4.  
          Create/Edit Records Classification workflow template
      6. Creating a workflow using a template
        1. Create Entitlement Review workflow options
          1.  
            Customizing Entitlement Review report output
        2.  
          Create DLP Incident Remediation workflow options
        3.  
          Create Ownership Confirmation workflow options
        4.  
          Create Records Classification workflow options
      7. Managing workflows
        1.  
          Viewing details of submitted workflows
        2.  
          Extending the deadline of a workflow
        3.  
          Copying a workflow
        4.  
          Managing submitted workflows
        5.  
          Canceling or deleting a workflow
      8.  
        Auditing workflow paths
      9.  
        Monitoring the progress of a workflow
      10.  
        Remediating workflow paths
    2. Using the Self-Service Portal
      1. About the Self-Service Portal
        1.  
          About Entitlement Review
      2.  
        Logging in to the Self-Service Portal
      3.  
        Using the Self-Service Portal to review user entitlements
      4.  
        Using the Self-Service Portal to manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP) incidents
      5.  
        Using the Self-Service Portal to confirm ownership of resources
      6.  
        Using the Self-Service Portal to classify sensitive data
    3. Managing data
      1. About managing data using Arctera Enterprise Vault and custom scripts
        1.  
          About Retention categories
        2.  
          About post-processing actions
      2.  
        Managing data from the Shares list view
      3.  
        Managing inactive data from the Folder Activity tab
      4.  
        Managing inactive data by using a report
      5.  
        Archiving workflow paths using Arctera Enterprise Vault
      6.  
        Using custom scripts to manage data
      7.  
        Pushing classification tags while archiving files into Arctera Enterprise Vault
      8.  
        About adding tags to devices, files, folders, and shares
    4. Managing permissions
      1.  
        About permission visibility
      2.  
        About recommending permission changes
      3. About recommending permissions changes for inactive users
        1.  
          Reviewing permission recommendations
        2.  
          Analyzing permission recommendations and applying changes
      4.  
        Making permission changes directly from Workspace
      5.  
        Removing permissions for Entitlement Review workflow paths
  6. Appendix A. Command Line Reference
    1.  
      mxcustodian
  7.  
    Index

DFS

The DFS (Distributed File System) sub-tab provides a specialized view for managing and visualizing complex file structures that span multiple physical servers. This workspace is essential for administrators who need to oversee logical network paths and ensure they are correctly mapped to their corresponding storage targets.

The DFS workspace includes the following features and information:

  • Namespace Management: Provides a centralized view of all DFS namespaces, allowing you to monitor the health and configuration of logical folders across the network.

  • Folder Targets: Displays the underlying physical server paths associated with each DFS folder, ensuring that data redirection is functioning as intended.

  • Storage Utilization: Similar to the Data tab, this view provides metrics on the scale and size of data residing within the DFS structure, helping you identify high-capacity areas.

  • Path Verification: Allows administrators to quickly verify that users are accessing the correct file shares through the distributed system, reducing connectivity and mapping issues.

Using Search in DFS

To locate specific namespaces or folder targets within the distributed system, follow these procedures:

  • Search path: Use the search bar at the top of the table to filter by namespace name or physical server path. The results will narrow down to show only relevant DFS entries.

  • Items per page: Adjust the table display to show more or fewer DFS paths at once using the dropdown menu, which is helpful when managing large-scale enterprise environments.

  • Refresh: Represented by a circular arrow icon, this tool updates the dashboard metrics in real-time. Use this to ensure the Files, Size, and Sensitive Files counts reflect the most recent data collected from your repositories.

  • Download: Represented by an arrow pointing down to a horizontal line, this tool allows you to export the information currently displayed in the table. This is used for creating external reports or offline analysis of your storage, security, or activity metrics.

For granular info, click More Details. This pane provides a deeper look into data metadata, including specific file system attributes, access control lists (ACLs), and last-accessed timestamp that may not be visible in the main table view. It serves as a quick-reference tool for verifying object-level details without leaving the Workspace.

Note:

Cross-referencing to other sections is not supported within the More Details pane. Please use the main table of contents or search functionality to navigate to related documentation topics.