classification
Describe the record once, correctly.
A classification scheme built for the Nation and applied at the point of filing, so search, access control, retention and reporting all behave consistently.
what it does
One scheme across everything.
Classification is the foundation the other capabilities rest on. Without it, search is guesswork and retention cannot be enforced.
Nation-specific scheme
Record classes reflecting departments, governance, membership, lands and cultural holdings.
Applied at intake
Description happens when a record enters the system, not in a cleanup project later.
Drives other controls
Class determines default permissions, retention period and reporting eligibility.
Consistent across applications
The same scheme applies to files, media, form submissions and notes.
why it matters
Why it matters to a Nation.
Most Nations already hold the records they need. The problem is that nothing describes them well enough to find, restrict or retain properly.
Unclassified records are unusable
A holding nobody can search is functionally lost.
Sensitivity needs to be explicit
Cultural and membership material requires restriction that only classification can express.
Retention depends on class
Legal and funder retention obligations are defined by record type.
how it works
Inside Tsen’awt.
Classification is designed in consulting and then enforced by the platform rather than left to individual habit.
Designed with staff
The scheme is drawn from how departments already describe their work.
Enforced at filing
Required fields prevent records entering without a class.
Assisted description
Suggestions speed up filing, with staff confirming the class.
Reviewable
The scheme can be revised, and reclassification is recorded in Activity.
outcome
What it changes.
The Nation’s holdings become an organised, governable whole.
Records are retrievable
Search returns the right record instead of everything.
Controls apply automatically
Permissions and retention follow the class without manual intervention.
Reporting is possible
Figures can be drawn by class, department and period.
next step
Bring this into your Nation.
We start with an assessment of how your departments already work, then bring that work into the environment one area at a time.