Purpose
1.2. Automates processes to reduce manual effort, prevent data loss, and enforce regulatory and business archiving policies.
1.3. Supports audit trails, GDPR compliance, and lifecycle management for completed student progress and documents.
1.4. Ensures only relevant, completed records are archived, freeing up resources and maintaining organized, searchable databases.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Achievement of preset milestones or passing final assessment.
2.3. End-of-course status flagged by instructor approval.
2.4. Expiry of a predetermined waiting period post-completion for appeals.
2.5. Detection of records older than a specified period in active registers.
Platform Variants
• API: Drive API — automate moving completed records from shared folders to a locked archival directory.
3.2. Microsoft SharePoint
• Feature: Automated workflows — set Flow/Power Automate to archive files based on metadata status change.
3.3. Dropbox
• API: /files/move_v2 — automate transfer of graduated student folders into an “Archive” folder.
3.4. Box
• API: Retention Policy & /folders API — automator detects status and moves files; applies retention settings automatically.
3.5. OneDrive for Business
• Power Automate — triggers on metadata “Completed” and moves record to archival folder.
3.6. Salesforce
• Apex automation or Process Builder — on course-completion custom field, automate moving attachments to “Archived Students” object/folder.
3.7. HubSpot
• Workflow automation — automates exporting completed student records and storing externally or in HubSpot file storage archival structure.
3.8. Slack
• Workflow automation — sends completed records via Slackbot and automates archiving to designated file channels using APIs.
3.9. AWS S3
• S3 Lifecycle Policy — automator detects “completed” tag and moves objects to Glacier for cold storage.
3.10. Google Cloud Storage
• Object Lifecycle Management — automates classifying and archiving completed student records to Nearline/Coldline buckets.
3.11. Zoho CRM
• Automation Rule — on “Status = Complete,” triggers function to export profile as PDF and store in archive folder.
3.12. Airtable
• Automations — detects status change and copies record attachments into an archival base/table automatically.
3.13. Trello
• Butler Automation — automates archiving of cards/attachments from completed lists.
3.14. Asana
• Rules Automation — if “Task = Completed,” automates export and files to archive storage via integration.
3.15. Monday.com
• Automation Recipe — triggers on “Done” status to copy/archive files and data into long-term storage boards.
3.16. Notion
• API — automates transfer and tagging of finished student database records into an archive page/database.
3.17. ServiceNow
• Flow Designer — automatedly archives case records on reaching “closed/completed” status.
3.18. SAP SuccessFactors
• Intelligent Services Event — automates archiving of student completions into secure HR archive.
3.19. Smartsheet
• Automated Workflow — moves rows or attachments to “Archive” sheet after status “Completed.”
3.20. NetSuite
• SuiteScript Automation — detects course completion and automates archiving related documents from student record.
3.21. Freshdesk
• Automator Workflow — automates exporting closed tickets (student cases) to archival file storage.
3.22. Zapier
• Multi-step Zap — automates detection and archival of student records across cloud storage and databases.
Benefits
4.2. Frees up operational storage space by automating transfer of only completed records.
4.3. Ensures security and auditability through automated trail of archived and accessed records.
4.4. Automates repetitive workflows, reducing manual workload and human error.
4.5. Enables scalable, automatable processes for handling large cohorts and regulatory policy changes.
4.6. Enhances data integrity and accessibility, with secure, automated archiving and searchability.