Staging Area
The Staging Area is a storage area where you can upload, manipulate, and organize your data before processing and importing it into RelativityOne. The volume size of the Staging Area is based on your current 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.
- 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 Staging Area folders:
- ARM—a folder for archiving workspaces and for staging restores via the ARM application.
- 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.
Note: Relativity is deprecating the existing Export folder in September 2024 and is providing a new StructuredData folder in May 2024 to allow you to import and export data from the folder for easier integration with Import/Export and Integration Points. Begin using the StructuredData folder once it's available. This folder will be included in your Staging threshold and will be calculated and billed the same as the existing Staging folders (ProcessingSource, ARM, and TenantVM). The Export folder will be removed in September 2024 and will no longer be billable.
- ProcessingSource—a folder for storing files you want to process into your RelativityOne workspace.
- TenantVM—a folder to temporarily store Utility Server virtual machine (UVM) workflows. Refer to Utility Server documentation for more information.
Note: Starting in September 2024, RelativityOne will be streamlining its staging boundaries to bolster platform security and accelerate the delivery of innovation to your environment. With this change, you will no longer be able to write to or access data outside of the defined staging area folders listed above, and the FTA, Temp, Export, and dtSearch folders will be deprecated. It is strongly recommended that you begin utilizing the ProcessingSource, StructuredData, and ARM folders as soon as possible and be sure to transfer any data you would like to retain access to that is currently housed outside of the designated staging area to an appropriate folder by September 1, 2024. After that date, the folders and data will not be accessible. For more information, see the Staging FAQ article in Community.
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 manipulation, uploads and downloads to and from the Staging Area.
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