The remove evidence process is used to mark an active evidence record as pending removal. It is important to note that an enactment of this process does not actually remove an active evidence record. The evidence record remains active after it has been flagged as pending removal. To action the pending removal, the apply evidence changes process must be run.
The first step in the remove evidence process is to specify the evidence ID and evidence type to the evidence controller. The evidence controller retrieves the evidence record and sets the active evidence to pending removal. While the evidence record status remains active, its pending removal indicator is flagged. An entry is also added to the evidence changes history table.
During the last step in the remove evidence process, the evidence controller calls out to an evidence hook. This hook enacts any additional steps required to mark the evidence as pending removal based on business requirements.