In ContactsLaw, it is possible to create a redacted copy of a document. This feature is accessed via the Duplicate document command.

Redacted copies:

• Have a separate document number.
• Do not cause the original document to be modified.
• Are marked with the 'redacted' attribute, which causes them not to be displayed in the Document explorer by default (there is an option to show redacted documents grouped under the originals).
• Have a two-way relationship with the original document, allowing ContactsLaw to substitute the original with a redacted copy as needed.
• Are prefixed with the word '(Redacted)' by default.
• May exist in a different format (e.g. PDF) than the original document - conversion can be performed when creating the redacted copy.
• Are created as draft/editable documents, which can be optionally finalised.

Once created, redacted copies can be used in the same way as normal documents.

Substitution

When saving exporting a list of documents (via the Export function on the Files tab, the 'Save to my computer' command on the Documents tab or the 'Copy to list' feature), you can elect to substitute the original documents with redacted copies. This ensures that, as long as a redacted copy of a document exists, the original will never be copied to the output folder.

When using this option from the 'Copy to list' feature, the metadata from the original document will be used to build the list, while the redacted copy will be exported to the output folder.