The Content Server Discovery & Analytics Tool is a standalone reporting tool that generates advanced File Analytics and De-duplication reports for determining redundant, obsolete and trivial content (ROT) in Livelink Content Server. By using the Tool, you can:

•  Identify the size of an area within Content Server.
•  Identify the various objects types within a taxonomy.
•  Identify duplicate documents.
•  Identify the permission levels within an area in Content Server.
•  Identify various mime types in an area.
•  Identify reserved documents.
•  Identify empty containers.
•  Identify items that have not been viewed within a specified period of time.
•  Identify items that have not been modified within a specified period of time.
•  Identify deep folder structures.

Organizations that have been using Livelink Content Server for many years need a quick and easy method to identify the various object types, permission levels, and empty folders within their environment. Often duplicate documents are loaded throughout an area and it difficult to locate them and clean them up so that a single source of truth document can be referenced. By identifying duplicate documents and documents that are no longer used, an organization can remove unwanted information to reduce your storage costs.

Why use the Content Server Discovery & Analytics Tool?

Analysis:

•  Identify the amount of content stored within specific areas within your Content Server environment.
•  Identify the types of items stored within a folder structure.
•  Identify what metdata has been applied on items within a taxonomy.

Information Governance:

•  Identify the amount of content stored within specific areas within your Content Server environment.
•  Identify the types of items and the .
•  Identify redundant, obsolete and trivial content (ROT) within Livelink Content Server.
•  Identify duplicate documents within Content Server.
•  Identify unused and outdated content that can be removed.

Migration Assessment:

•  Support cleanup efforts prior to undertaking migration effort.
•  Identify various object types, permission levels, empty folders within an area targeted for migration.
•  Identify unwanted content that can be removed prior to migration.
•  Identify areas with restricted access.

The Content Server Discovery & Analytics Tool is a cost effective solution to help identify areas within your Content Server environment that can be cleaned up or moved to SharePoint and is an important part of the Gimmal Migration Tool Suite.