Records management requires that certain documents be restricted to users with an appropriate level of security clearance. IBM® Enterprise Records implementations of the PRO data model and the DoD Classified data model allow assignment of security levels, which are also called markings.
In the PRO data model, you select a Security Category on the Set Properties step when adding a category or folder and when declaring a record. You can change the Security Category later by editing the entity's property information.
In the DoD Classified data model, security classification is a separate step in the declaration process. For DoD Classified records, users select a security classification guide that sets the classification properties. You can change the classification later using the Upgrade, Downgrade, and Declassify actions.
For more information about declaring DoD Classified records, see:
For information about creating classification guides, see Creating and managing security classification guides.
The PRO installation consists of the following security categories:
The DoD Classified installation consists of the following security classifications:
For the PRO data model, by default, the Records Administrator is assigned the Top Secret security category (and the Secret, Confidential, and Restricted classifications inherit this setting), while Unclassified is assigned to all users.
For the DoD Classified data model, no users are assigned to Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential classification levels. Authenticated users are assigned to Unclassified.