This document specifies the planning issues, requirements and procedures for the conversion and/or migration of digital records in order to preserve the authenticity, reliability, integrity and usability of such records as evidence of business functions, processes, activities and transactions.

These procedures do not comprehensively cover:

—    backup systems;

—    preservation of digital records;

—    functionality of trusted digital repositories;

—    the process of converting analogue formats to digital formats and vice versa.