TeamConnect OOTB Rules
Overview
TeamConnect provides a comprehensive set of Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) rules designed to ensure data integrity, enforce business logic, automate workflows across key functional areas, and support efficient case and matter management within TeamConnect.
These rules:
- Validate data during entry and updates
- Enforce required fields and logical relationships
- Trigger system-driven actions and workflows
- Support consistency across matters, financials, and documents
| Module | Description | Key Rule Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Matter Objects | Rules governing core legal matter types such as Disputes, Transactions, and Advice & Counsel, including validations, workflow automation, financial controls, and audit tracking across the matter lifecycle | Validation, Workflow Automation, Financial Controls, Audit & Tracking |
| Collaborati Spend Management (CSM) | Rules governing external spend management and integration with Collaborati, including matter and invoice synchronization, field mappings, validation, and secure data exchange with vendors | Synchronization, Field Mapping, Validation, Integration |
| Collaborati Spend Management (CSM) Components | Rules governing core operational components of Collaborati Spend Management, including budgets, invoices, vendors, timekeepers, and rate structures, ensuring validation, synchronization, financial enforcement, and workflow execution across CSM processes | Financial Validation, Workflow Execution, Synchronization, Data Integrity |
| Financial Management | Rules governing financial transactions and budget management, including expenses, invoices, fiscal periods, and cost center allocations, ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and data integrity | Financial Validation, Budget Control, Accounting Automation, Data Integrity |
| InvoiceIQ | Rules governing AI-driven invoice analysis and categorization, including validation, billing rule enforcement, prediction thresholds, and audit tracking to enhance invoice processing and decision-making | AI Processing, Validation, Billing Rules, Audit |
| Service of Process (SOP) | Workflow-driven rules for managing Service of Process records, including matter creation, validation, notifications, and retention policies | Workflow Automation, Validation, Notifications, Retention & Security |
| Deadlines | Rules managing deadline tracking and scheduling, including synchronization, validation, and identifier control to ensure accurate time-based actions and consistency across records | Scheduling & Synchronization, Validation, Data Integrity |
| Legal Hold | Rules managing Legal Hold processes, including hold activation, user and group mapping, synchronization actions, and compliance enforcement | Workflow Automation, Data Integrity, Synchronization, Compliance |
| Legal Components | Core rules governing shared legal system components such as Time Entry, Tasks, Invoices, Appointments, and Contacts, ensuring data validation, timeline consistency, and business rule enforcement across the platform | Validation, Workflow Automation, Data Integrity, Financial Controls |
| TAP Integration | Rules governing TAP workflow integration, including workflow configuration, data validation, and system constraints to ensure consistency between TAP and TeamConnect processes | Validation, Workflow Configuration, Data Integrity |
| AP Settings | Rules governing Accounts Payable configuration, including input/output processing, file format validation, field mappings, and credential security to ensure accurate and secure data exchange | Data Processing, Validation, Field Mapping, Security |
| Document Automation (HotDocs Integration) | Rules governing document generation and template configuration, ensuring that templates, fields, and linked interviews are properly validated and managed for accurate document output | Template Validation, Data Mapping, Document Generation |
| ARIES | Administrative and system configuration rules for ARIES settings, including auditing, security, and key management | Audit Rules, Security & Encryption, System Settings |

