Downgrade and Declassify Procedure

This function is used to set the details and requirements for a record to be downgraded or declassified.

Once a record is created, set the security details as follows:

• On the Update Security Classification tab:

  See Update Security Classification tab.

  • Modify the Current Security Classification of the record using the New Security Classification field
  • Fill in the field Reason for security change
  • Update Last Reviewed On Status - select and enter new data
• On the Security Caveats tab, add a caveat to the record.

  See Security caveats tab.

• On the Security Classification tab, set a value for Initial Security Classification for the record and displays the security classification default details derived from an attached Security Guide Entry.

  See Security Classification tab.

• On the Downgrade On tab, set the Downgrade details - you can use them for searching to display a list of records due for downgrading.

  See Downgrade On tab.

• On the Declassify On tab, set the Declassify details - you can use them for searching to display a list of records due for declassification.

  See Declassify On tab.

These details can also be set during record creation if the administrator has added the Security field to the New Record form.