The new evidence function is used to capture evidence information for an evidence type. A caseworker has the ability to create new evidence from several pages including the dashboard and EvidenceFlow views; the in edit list, active list and the evidence type list; and also the evidence object view. When creating new evidence from any of the case level views or lists, e.g. active evidence list or dashboard, the evidence type must be selected. This step, however, is not necessary from the evidence type list or evidence object view where the evidence type is already known.
As part of creating child evidence, a user can select the parent evidence record. The system will automatically create a parent/child relationship between the two evidence records. When the user selects to save the evidence information, the system validates the information that he or she has entered. These validations are customized to suit the business requirements for an evidence type.
A newly-created evidence record has a status of in edit and is not yet used for assessment purposes. This allows greater flexibility in gathering evidence and allows information to be reviewed before it is activated.