You can add a definition to a case for email and file system data. The new definition applies only to the subsequent data collection jobs and the new email data generated in a case.
Adding a Definition for Email Data
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From the navigation pane, go to Data Insights.
The Data Insights page appears.
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Click Case manager.
The Case manager page appears.
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In the Name column, click the case.
The case page appears.
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In the upper-right corner of the Definitions table, click Add definition.
The Definition dialog box appears.
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Under General, enter the following information:
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Definition name: Enter the name of the definition as you want it to appear in the Case Manager.
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From the Data type list, select the type of data that you want to collect:
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To collect data from archiving mailboxes, select Exchange archiving.
If you specify custodians, only mailboxes that are owned by the custodians are searched.
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To collect data from journaling mailboxes, select Exchange journaling.
If you specify custodians, only email data that contains the custodians in the To, From, CC, or BCC boxes is searched.
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To collect email data from a ContentStore client, select SMTP journaling.
 
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From the Data Collection list, select one of the following options:
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Continuous: Incremental data is collected continuously based on the Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of the backup plan.
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One time only: Data is collected only one time.
 
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Under Custodians, enter the names or email addresses of the users or user groups whose data you want to add to the case, and then click Add.
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If you are processing Exchange Online data, then you must enter the SMTP address for the automatic suggestion feature to work.
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If you are processing Exchange journal mailbox data, then you must enter the user mailbox email address and not the journal mailbox email address.
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To add multiple custodians, separate each custodian's name or email address with a comma. For example, enter Adhira Venkatesh, Bohai Wang, mtolliver@example.com.
 
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Optional: Under Additional criteria, configure additional filter criteria to the data included in the case.
Only data that meets the filter criteria that you define is included in the case.
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Click Save.
 
Adding a Definition for File System Data
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From the navigation pane, go to Data Insights.
The Data Insights page appears.
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Click Case manager.
The Case manager page appears.
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In the Name column, click the case.
The case page appears.
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To the right of Definitions, click Add definition.
The Definition dialog box appears.
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Under General, enter the following information:
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Definition name: Enter the name of the definition as you want it to appear in the Case Manager.
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From the Data type list, select the solution that specifies the type of data that you want to collect for the custodians added to the case.
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To collect file system data from any client or client group that are not owned by any of the custodians, from the Data type list, select File servers.
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To collect file system data from a list of clients that are owned by any of the custodians in the case, from the Data type list, select Laptops.
 
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From the Data Collection list, select one of the following options:
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Continuous: Incremental data is collected continuously based on the Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of the backup plan.
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One time only: Data is collected only one time.
 
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You can do one of the following:
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If you selected File servers as a data type, expand File servers, enter the names of the servers or server groups, and then click OK.
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If you selected File servers and/or Laptops as a data type, expand Custodians, enter the names of the users or user groups or their email address, and then click Add.
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To add multiple custodians, separate each custodian with a comma. For example, enter Adhira Venkatesh, Bohai Wang, mtolliver@example.com.
 
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Optional: Under Additional criteria, configure additional filter criteria to the data included in the case.
Only data that meets the filter criteria that you define is included in the case.
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Click Save.