Relativity Processing Specialist – Complete Certification Prep Notes
Eexhaustive review of the Relativity Processing Specialist certification exam,
covering all core concepts required for mastering data processing within
Relativity. Topics include processing stages (Inventory, Discover, Publish),
password bank management, metadata extraction, field mapping,
deduplication methods, text extraction techniques, handling of errors, and
workspace configurations. Ideal for professionals preparing for the
certification or working daily with Relativity’s processing module, this guide
is organized with definitions, procedural steps, and exam-relevant details
Latest Updated Exam Guide 2025/2026
3 steps of processing - Inventory, discover, publish
Will relativity pull all metadata from unsupported file types? - No, limited
Password bank? - Password repository used to decrypt password-protected files.
Is there a limit for the password bank? - No, after 100 passwords there could be performance
drops
4 types of password bank - Passwords, Lotus Notes, Email encryption certificate, AD1
encryption certificate
Can the password bank unlock multiple files - yes
use the ... to map your document fields to relativity processing data - Field catalog
What need to be set for mapping a field to a processing field - Source
What are system-mapped processing fields? - System created metadata fields that are always
populated when data is processed.
Field catalog - Contains a list of all available fields to map regardless of discovered data.
Can you map one processing field to multiple document object fields? - Yes
Can you map a processing field to a unicode enabled field? - Yes
Can you map fixed length text field to a long text field? - No
Can you map long text field to a fixed length text field? - Yes
To what fields can you map a single choice catalog field? - Fixed length text, long text,
choice, single object field
Can you map a datatime field to a date field if the source field is DateTime and the type is
Date? - Yes
How can you track wich passwords were decrypted during publishing documents? - Map the
password field in the all fields catalog.
What is the virtual path - The complete folder structure and path from the original folder or
file chosen for processing to the file.
Will the file name of the parent be added to the virtual path if the document is a child
document - Yes
What is the source path - A modified display of the virtual path.
What will be displayed in the source path in case of attachments of an email? - The entry ID
will be replaced by its email subject.
What is stored in the processing profile? - Numbering, deNIST, extraction and dedupe
seetting
If you delete a processing profile during discovery are you still able to publish the
documents? - No, you first need to create a new processing profile.
Does relativity re-extract text for a re-discovered file? - Yes, ONLY if an extraction error
occurred
3 types of numbering - Auto Number, Define Start number, level number
default document numbering prefix? - the prefix applied to each file in a processing set once
its publsihed.
, Relativity Processing Specialist – Complete Certification Prep Notes
Eexhaustive review of the Relativity Processing Specialist certification exam,
covering all core concepts required for mastering data processing within
Relativity. Topics include processing stages (Inventory, Discover, Publish),
password bank management, metadata extraction, field mapping,
deduplication methods, text extraction techniques, handling of errors, and
workspace configurations. Ideal for professionals preparing for the
certification or working daily with Relativity’s processing module, this guide
is organized with definitions, procedural steps, and exam-relevant details
Latest Updated Exam Guide 2025/2026
If you discover the same file twice and you change any settings on the profile, or select a
different profile, between the two discovery jobs will the text be rextracted? - Relativity will
not re-extract the text from that file unless there was an extraction error.
Default document numbering prefix? - The applied prefix to each file once its published to a
workspace
Character limit for document numbering prefix? - 75
If you use a different prefix for the Custodian field on the processing data source(s) that you
add to your processing set what will be prefix? - The custodian
Numbering type: - Determines how the documents are numberered when publsihed
Auto numbering? - Determines the next published document will be identified by the next
available number
Define Start Number - Define the starting number
what happens when you define an already existing statring number? - Relativity will choose
the next available one
the Field default start number is only available when? - Define start number is selected.
If you use a different start number for the Start Number field on the data source will that
number takes precedence over the value you enter here. - yes
Number of digits - Determines how many digits the control number contain.
Default number for digits? - 10
Parent/Child numbering - Deteremines how parent and child docs are numbered relative to
each other when you publish them to the workspace.
Parent child numbering - Suffix always ? - Child docs will have a delimter to their parent
Parent child numbering - Continous always ? - Child docs will have a sequeantial control
number
Parent child numbering - Continous, suffix on retry - child documents receive a sequential
control number after their parent except for child documents weren't published to the
workspace. After retry they will receive a suffix.
Is it possile for your workspace to contain a document family that has both suffixed and non
suffixed child docs? (Y/N) - Yes
Delimeter? - The delimter between the parents and child
What tree delimters are available from the processing profile?? - - / . / _
Level numbering? - Option to number docs in a standard format of prefix.box.folder.pages.
Name the level of the numbered digits? - Level 1 (Party code) Level 2 (Box number,
(Custodian) Level 3 (Folder number, (location)) Level 4 (Document number)
What fields consist of the inventory discovery settings? - DeNist, Denist Mode, Default OCR
Language, Default time zone
DeNIST? - A list of hashes and file signatures that will filte out junk and system files
If DeNIST set to yes what happens? - It removes all files found in the NIST list.
Why would you choose No from DeNIST? - If you know the data you intend to process it
saves time
Eexhaustive review of the Relativity Processing Specialist certification exam,
covering all core concepts required for mastering data processing within
Relativity. Topics include processing stages (Inventory, Discover, Publish),
password bank management, metadata extraction, field mapping,
deduplication methods, text extraction techniques, handling of errors, and
workspace configurations. Ideal for professionals preparing for the
certification or working daily with Relativity’s processing module, this guide
is organized with definitions, procedural steps, and exam-relevant details
Latest Updated Exam Guide 2025/2026
3 steps of processing - Inventory, discover, publish
Will relativity pull all metadata from unsupported file types? - No, limited
Password bank? - Password repository used to decrypt password-protected files.
Is there a limit for the password bank? - No, after 100 passwords there could be performance
drops
4 types of password bank - Passwords, Lotus Notes, Email encryption certificate, AD1
encryption certificate
Can the password bank unlock multiple files - yes
use the ... to map your document fields to relativity processing data - Field catalog
What need to be set for mapping a field to a processing field - Source
What are system-mapped processing fields? - System created metadata fields that are always
populated when data is processed.
Field catalog - Contains a list of all available fields to map regardless of discovered data.
Can you map one processing field to multiple document object fields? - Yes
Can you map a processing field to a unicode enabled field? - Yes
Can you map fixed length text field to a long text field? - No
Can you map long text field to a fixed length text field? - Yes
To what fields can you map a single choice catalog field? - Fixed length text, long text,
choice, single object field
Can you map a datatime field to a date field if the source field is DateTime and the type is
Date? - Yes
How can you track wich passwords were decrypted during publishing documents? - Map the
password field in the all fields catalog.
What is the virtual path - The complete folder structure and path from the original folder or
file chosen for processing to the file.
Will the file name of the parent be added to the virtual path if the document is a child
document - Yes
What is the source path - A modified display of the virtual path.
What will be displayed in the source path in case of attachments of an email? - The entry ID
will be replaced by its email subject.
What is stored in the processing profile? - Numbering, deNIST, extraction and dedupe
seetting
If you delete a processing profile during discovery are you still able to publish the
documents? - No, you first need to create a new processing profile.
Does relativity re-extract text for a re-discovered file? - Yes, ONLY if an extraction error
occurred
3 types of numbering - Auto Number, Define Start number, level number
default document numbering prefix? - the prefix applied to each file in a processing set once
its publsihed.
, Relativity Processing Specialist – Complete Certification Prep Notes
Eexhaustive review of the Relativity Processing Specialist certification exam,
covering all core concepts required for mastering data processing within
Relativity. Topics include processing stages (Inventory, Discover, Publish),
password bank management, metadata extraction, field mapping,
deduplication methods, text extraction techniques, handling of errors, and
workspace configurations. Ideal for professionals preparing for the
certification or working daily with Relativity’s processing module, this guide
is organized with definitions, procedural steps, and exam-relevant details
Latest Updated Exam Guide 2025/2026
If you discover the same file twice and you change any settings on the profile, or select a
different profile, between the two discovery jobs will the text be rextracted? - Relativity will
not re-extract the text from that file unless there was an extraction error.
Default document numbering prefix? - The applied prefix to each file once its published to a
workspace
Character limit for document numbering prefix? - 75
If you use a different prefix for the Custodian field on the processing data source(s) that you
add to your processing set what will be prefix? - The custodian
Numbering type: - Determines how the documents are numberered when publsihed
Auto numbering? - Determines the next published document will be identified by the next
available number
Define Start Number - Define the starting number
what happens when you define an already existing statring number? - Relativity will choose
the next available one
the Field default start number is only available when? - Define start number is selected.
If you use a different start number for the Start Number field on the data source will that
number takes precedence over the value you enter here. - yes
Number of digits - Determines how many digits the control number contain.
Default number for digits? - 10
Parent/Child numbering - Deteremines how parent and child docs are numbered relative to
each other when you publish them to the workspace.
Parent child numbering - Suffix always ? - Child docs will have a delimter to their parent
Parent child numbering - Continous always ? - Child docs will have a sequeantial control
number
Parent child numbering - Continous, suffix on retry - child documents receive a sequential
control number after their parent except for child documents weren't published to the
workspace. After retry they will receive a suffix.
Is it possile for your workspace to contain a document family that has both suffixed and non
suffixed child docs? (Y/N) - Yes
Delimeter? - The delimter between the parents and child
What tree delimters are available from the processing profile?? - - / . / _
Level numbering? - Option to number docs in a standard format of prefix.box.folder.pages.
Name the level of the numbered digits? - Level 1 (Party code) Level 2 (Box number,
(Custodian) Level 3 (Folder number, (location)) Level 4 (Document number)
What fields consist of the inventory discovery settings? - DeNist, Denist Mode, Default OCR
Language, Default time zone
DeNIST? - A list of hashes and file signatures that will filte out junk and system files
If DeNIST set to yes what happens? - It removes all files found in the NIST list.
Why would you choose No from DeNIST? - If you know the data you intend to process it
saves time
