Staging Area

For more information on Staging Area folders, refer to the Staging Area FAQ article in Community.

The Staging Area is a storage area where you can upload, manipulate, and organize your data before processing and importing it into RelativityOne. This area is separate from where your workspace data and RelativtyOne system data resides. The volume size of the Staging Area is based on your current RelativityOne subscription. It is used for:

  • Preparing client data (upload, manage, organize) prior to importing data into RelativityOne.
  • Storing raw client data prior to processing into a Repository or Review Workspace.
  • Exporting client productions for opposing counsel, saved searches, folders and sub-folders.
  • Temporarily storing ARM archives for restoration into RelativityOne,

See RelativityOne data management for more information regarding our current data tiers.

Staging Area folders

Within each tenant or client domain storage area, the Staging Area consists of the four folders listed below. You are only able to write to and access data within these four designated Staging Area folders:

Note: You are able to create subfolders within these four Staging Area folders, but you cannot create folders at the same level as them.

  • ARM—a folder for archiving workspaces and for staging restores via the ARM application.
  • ProcessingSource—a folder for storing files you want to process into your RelativityOne workspace. There will be a dedicated job folder for each of the jobs. For example, \ProcessingSource\[JobFolderName].
  • StructuredData—a folder for importing and exporting workspace data using Import/Export  and Integration Points. Refer to  Import/Export and Integration Points documentation for more information.
  • TenantVM—a folder to temporarily store Utility Server virtual machine (UVM) workflows. Refer to Utility Server documentation for more information.

Billable

The Staging Area is billable data storage included in your subscription. It’s calculated based on the highest consumption peak during a given month. The amount of data storage size and storage limits are based on your contract. Please contact your CSM or Sales Account Manager for more information on your contract. Also see RelativityOne data management for more information.

Best Practices

  • Staging Explorer is Relativity’s recommended product for all data access, manipulation, uploads and downloads to and from the Staging Area.
  • Use Staging Reports via the Management Console to manage, analyze, and understand your Staging Area data, folders, volume size, and cost.