Bulk actions

Bulk add or remove evidence categories

You can add or remove categories from up to 100 evidence files from the Evidence search page.

• If a user does not have permission to apply the Restricted or Confidential access class to evidence (controlled via the user's roles and permissions), then they won't be able to assign categories that apply to the access class change to evidence. Users applying categories using Axon mobile or desktop apps are not restricted from assigning categories.

A category name can be up to 50 alphanumeric characters.

1. Select Evidence, and then search for the evidence files you want to add a category to.
2. In the search results, select the check box next to the evidence ID for each evidence file that you want to add a category to. Or, select the top checkbox to select all evidence on the page.
3. Select Edit Metadata on the action bar, and then select Category.
4. In the Edit categories dialog box, Choose whether you want to Add or Remove categories:
   1. Add Category: Select Add, and then in the Add Category list, select the category you wish to add. Continue to add additional categories as needed.
   2. Remove: Select Remove, and then in the Remove Category list, select the category you wish to remove. Continue to add additional categories as needed.
   3. Remove all: Select Remove, and then in the Remove Category list, select Remove all values. If more than one piece of evidence is selected, this removes all categories for all selected evidence.
      
5. Select Submit to add or remove the evidence categories.
6. In the confirmation window, select OK.

Once a category has been added, it is shown in the Category column of the search results. An audit trail event is logged to indicate that you have completed this action. This is viewable in the User Audit Trail, or Evidence Audit Trail.

Bulk add or remove evidence tags

You can add tags for up to 100 evidence files from the Evidence Search page. You can remove tags for up to 500 evidence files from the evidence search page.

Tags are labels that you can apply to evidence and cases. Adding tags to evidence can help you find the evidence more easily later. Evidence searches allow you to filter the search results by tags. A tag can be up to 256 alphanumeric characters.

1. Select Evidence, and then search for the evidence files you want to add a tag to.
2. For each evidence file that you want to add tags to, select the check box next to the evidence.
3. Select Edit Metadata, and then select Tag.
4. In the Edit tags dialog box, choose whether you want to Add or Remove tags:
   1. Add Tag: Select Add, and then in the Add Tag list, select the tag you wish to add. Continue to add additional tags as needed.
   2. Remove: Select Remove, and then in the Remove Tag list, select the tag you wish to remove. Continue to add additional tags as needed.
   3. Remove all: Select Remove, and then in the Remove Category list, select Remove all values. If more than one piece of evidence is selected, this removes all tags for all selected evidence.
      
5. Select Submit to add or remove the evidence tags.
6. In the confirmation window, select OK.

Bulk reassign evidence

When you need to change the owner of evidence to another user, you can reassign the evidence from the results of an evidence search.

1. Select Evidence, and then search for the evidence files you want to update IDs for.
2. For each evidence file that you want to reassign, select the check box to the left of the evidence.
3. Select More Actions (...), and then select Reassign.
   
4. In the Reassign evidence window, enter the name of the user you want to assign the evidence to. Axon Evidence shows a list of matching users as you enter the information, select the appropriate user from the list.
5. Select Reassign.
6. In the confirmation window, select OK.

Once evidence has been reassigned, the new owner is shown in the Owner column of the search results.

Bulk download evidence

Users who are allowed the Download permission for evidence can download multiple evidence files at a time. After selecting files for download, the user receives an email with a download link to a single file containing all of their requested evidence. Evidence.com supports the following file types for the download file:

• ZIP: Evidence.com includes the selected evidence files in a ZIP file.
• ISO: Evidence.com includes the selected evidence files in an ISO image, which can be used to create a CD-ROM or DVD.

1. Select Evidence, and then search for the evidence files you want to download.
2. For each evidence file that you want to include in the download, select the check box next to the evidence ID. If you want to include all evidence shown in search results, select the top check box.
3. Select More Actions (...), and then select Export results.
   
4. In the Bulk Download dialog box, choose your Download Format - Zip or ISO. Choosing ISO allows you to create a CD-ROM or DVD.
5. Select the options you wish to include with your download, choose from:
   1. Table of Contents
      
   2. Transcripts
   3. Audit Trails
6. Select Export.

When the files are ready, you'll receive an email with a download link. Select the link to open or download the file, (the exact behavior depends on your browser). You may be asked to sign in.

Bulk delete

You can delete evidence files that are listed in evidence search results. Evidence that you delete is added to a deletion queue for 7 days. This help prevent the unintentional deletion of evidence.

1. Select Evidence , and then search for the evidence files you want to delete.
2. For each evidence file that you want to delete, select the check box next to the evidence ID. If you want to include all evidence shown in search results, select the top check box.
3. Select More actions (...), and then select Delete.
   
4. In the confirmation window, select Delete. In the search results, the status of the evidence changes to Queued for Deletion.

Bulk restore evidence

From evidence search results, you can restore evidence that has a status of Queued for Deletion. Restoring evidence removes it from the deletion queue.

1. Select Evidence, and then search for the evidence files you want to restore.
2. For each evidence file that you want to restore, select the check box next to the evidence ID. Be sure the status of evidence in the Status column is Queued for Deletion.
3. Select More actions (...), and then select Restore from deletion.
   
4. In the confirmation window, select Restore. In the search results, the status of the evidence does not change. To confirm that the status of the evidence has changed to Active, search for the evidence again.

Bulk ID updates

You can change the ID assigned to up to 5,000 evidence files from the Evidence search page. You can also change the ID individually from the Evidence detail page.

An evidence ID can be up to 75 alphanumeric characters, unless your administrator has configured evidence ID validation that enforces different minimum or maximum ID length.

1. Select Evidence, and then search for the evidence files you want to update IDs for. To select multiple evidence files, user one of these options:
   • Select individual files: Select the checkbox next to each file.
   • Select all evidence when there are fewer than 5,000 files: Select the top checkbox to select all search results at once. .
   • Select up to 5,000 files: If the search results contain more than 5,000 evidence files, select the top checkbox to select all items on the current page.
     
2. Select Edit Metadata, and then select ID.
3. In the Edit ID dialog box, choose whether you want to Replace or Remove the ID:
   • Replace: Select Replace with, and then in the ID list, enter a new ID.
   • Remove all: Select Remove all.
4. Select Submit to update or remove all IDs.
5. In the confirmation window, select OK.

After an ID has been updated, it is shown in the ID column of the search results. The ID options are listed as Replace with or Remove all because each piece of evidence can only have one ID.

Bulk video redaction

Public disclosure requests can be time consuming, especially when large volumes of videos must be reviewed and potentially redacted. To aid with these large requests, the Bulk Redaction feature allows you to queue video evidence for bulk redaction.

Bulk redaction creates a copy of the original video and applies a blur filter over the entire copied video. It can also remove audio for the duration of that copy as well. The blur over the entire video allows requester to see what happened in the video without potentially revealing personally identifiable details such as faces, addresses, or license plates. This presents an opportunity for agencies to fulfill the public disclosure request in the least amount of time.

It is recommended that you verify bulk-redacted videos to ensure the proper level of blur is applied prior to releasing the redacted videos.

If you need to redact a video more precisely, such as redacting only a portion of each video frame, see Redaction Studio Quick Start Guide.

1. Select Evidence, and then search for the evidence files you wish to include in the bulk redaction.
2. For each video evidence file that you want to redact, select the check box next to the evidence ID. If you want to redact all evidence shown in search results, select the top check boxs.
3. SelectMore Actions (...), and then select Redact.
   
4. In the Configure your bulk redaction window, choose from the following options:
   1. Download Format: Select Zip or ISO. Choosing an ISO allows you to create a CD-ROM or DVD.
   2.  Blur Level: Select Low, Medium, or High to set the degree of blurring.
   3. Redact Audio: Turn on to remove all audio from the redacted video files.
5. Select Redact.
6. In the confirmation window, select OK.

When the bulk redaction is complete, you'll receive an email with a download link. Select the link to open or download the file, (the exact behavior depends on your browser). You may be asked to sign in.

Bulk action errors and reports

When a bulk action fails, an error report details the action, affected evidence, and reason for failure. Errors may appear in different places:

• On the evidence search page: If Axon Evidence is still open to the evidence search page at the time an error occurs, a popup window appears with details about the error. Select view the list to retry to go to the error report page where you can view details about the error and retry the bulk action.
• In your email confirmation: If an error occurs, a link to the error report is included in the email you receive after the bulk action is complete.

To view error reports at any time, select View error reports from the dashboard. The error report page displays a list of bulk action failures from the past 7 days. From the error report page, you can:

• Filter by Failure Reason: Select a filter to narrow the list by the specific reason for failure. If a failure is due to a permission issue, you can request permission directly from here.
• Re-attempt bulk actions: Retry bulk actions or resolve metadata issues directly from the error report page.
• View evidence: Select evidence in the error report list to go to the evidence detail page.