Launching Native Files

After native documents are loaded via ED Loader or Turbo Import, they can be opened from within CloudNine™ LAW or in any associated application installed on the computer.

Open files using any of these methods:

•Click the native file hyperlink located above the Image display.

Or

•Right-click the native file hyperlink and then click Open.

When a user clicks the hyperlink to launch a native file, the file will launch in the application that is specified for that document in the SourceApp index field. This field is populated automatically during an ED Loader session and is based on the specifications in the file type database. If the value is set to "<No Source Specified>", LAW will attempt to launch the file in the application assigned to this file type in the operating system. If no application is assigned in the OS, LAW will attempt to launch the file in a text editor.

The native file may also be launched by right-clicking the hyperlink and selecting Open. The application to open the file will be determined using the methods explained in the previous paragraph.

Or

•Click Open File. This button is located above the native file hyperlink.

The Open File button is similar to the hyperlink in that it will launch the native file using the application specified in the SourceApp field, in the operating system, or a text editor (see above section for details). However, this option provides more control as it allows the user to choose the application with which to open the native file. To choose an application, click the downward pointing arrow located beside the Open File button. Next, choose one of the popular applications in the list to view the file in that application or select "Choose Program..." to select any other application installed on the computer.

Another option available in the Open File drop-down list is Change Source Application. This option can be used to change the value listed in the SourceApp field for the current document. The change will affect the TIFF Conversion and E-Print processes since the SourceApp values determine the application used when printing or converting the file.

In the Open File list, click one of the following review modes:

•Quick View Plus Review Mode to open the file in Quick View Plus.

•AutoVue Review Mode to open the file in AutoVue.

•Lotus Notes Review Mode to open the file in Lotus Notes.
 

When a review mode is selected, the corresponding native files are automatically opened in the selected review mode when a new record is selected. Each file opens in the same window, closing the previously opened file. The active record's DocID is displayed in the title bar. When viewing files in the selected review mode, the files in the native viewer are synchronized with the corresponding records in CloudNine™ LAW.

After import, e-mail messages may be opened by their native applications, regardless of how ED Loader or Turbo Import converted the file during the import process. You can open top-level, parent messages in mail stores as well as top-level loose messages (MSG and EML) on disk.

1.Click the arrow to the right of the Open File button. The arrow is located above the image display.

2.Click Review Parent E-Mails Natively.

E-mail files open in the application associated with the file type in the operating system. For example,  PST files open in Outlook; NSF files open in Lotus Notes. Mbox mail store files open in Eudora, or whichever Mbox-compatible application you have installed that is associated with that file type. For more information on applications that might be associated with Mbox files, see Importing E-Mail Files.

To open e-mail one time in its native application

E-mails can also be opened natively without enabling the Review Parent E-Mails Natively option.

•Right-click the hyperlink above the image display and then click Open Source E-Mail Natively.

Lotus Notes and Outlook email messages may be opened in their respective native applications after import into CloudNine™ LAW, regardless of how ED Loader or Turbo Import converted the file during the import process. This feature supports top-level, or parent, messages in mail stores as well as top-level loose messages (MSG and EML) on disk.

To review native e-mails

•In ED Loader, right-click the hyperlink above the image display and choosing Open Source E-Mail Natively.

Emails open in their native application.

To enable the option to review native e-mail items

1.Click the arrow to the right of the Open File button.

2.Click Review Parent E-Mails Natively.

LAW will open e-mails in either Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes when launching the files via the hyperlink above the image display or the Open File button.

Native files are stored in a special folder structure within the case folder when imported using the Electronic Discovery Loader or Turbo Import. These files are not stored in the folders that appear in the folder list on the main form but are instead stored within the <case root>\$EDD\$NativeFiles folder.

To work with native files using Windows Explorer

To work with native files using Windows Explorer do one of the following:

•On the main form, right-click the hyperlink that is located above the Image display and then select Open Containing Folder.

Windows Explorer opens the folder that contains the native file. The native file is selected.

Or

•In LAW view the ID field.

•In records that reference native files, the ID field value will contain the folder name for the native file.

•The folder path is relative to the $NativeFiles folder.

•For example, assuming that the file is a Word document, if a record's ID value is 1234, then the path to the native file would be:

<case root>\$EDD\$NativeFiles\00\00\12\34.NTV.doc

•Note that ID values are padded with zeroes to form an 8-digit number when used for this purpose; for example, an ID value of 1 for a native record would result in a native path of:

00\00\00\01.NTV.doc 

Understanding how this function works will allow you to browse to the native files when not using the Open Containing Folder option.