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# Configure a data source for digital forensics

# Configure a data source for digital forensics {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
* 
* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

Configure a data source a requester can select in a digital forensics request as the
source of potentially evidential data.

## Vorbereitungen

Role required: sn_lg_forensics.forensics_config or admin

## Prozedur

1. Navigate to AllLegal AdministrationDigital Forensics AdminData Sources.
2. Create or modify a data source.
   * To create a data source, click New.
   * To modify an existing data source, open the data source from the list.
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3. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Source | Name of the data source. |
   | Active | Option for marking the data source active. Only active data sources are available on the digital forensics request intake form in the Legal Service Portal. |
   | Source detail fields | Fields that are applicable for the data source. The selected fields appear on the data source details form in a digital forensics request matter. Task owners provide details in these fields based on the fulfillment activities done by them. For more information, see [Create a task for a digital forensic legal matter](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/IIE2iBQss3JUfR5tB2Smfg "Create a task for a digital forensic legal matter and add instructions and to-do items in a checklist for the task owner to work on."). The field options in the list are populated from the Data Source Detail \[sn_lg_forensics_search_source_detail\] table. |
   [Tabelle : 1. Data Source form]

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4. Save the data source.
   * Save a new data source by clicking Submit.
   * Save the changes to an existing data source by clicking Update.
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## Nächste Maßnahme

[Add fulfillment instructions and checklist for a data source](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/pJnftKrgReL3ZveRItCrvA "Add instructions for a data source that a task owner in a legal matter can follow to resolve the task."). When a matter owner creates a task
for the source in a legal matter, these instructions are pre-populated in the task.
The users to whom the legal matter task is assigned can follow these instructions to
resolve the task.
* **[Add fulfillment instructions and checklist for a data source](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/pJnftKrgReL3ZveRItCrvA)**   
  Add instructions for a data source that a task owner in a legal matter can follow to resolve the task.