## 3.2.3 Middle ground (quick list and foldering) 

## 3.2.4 Comparison 

When auto-classification or manual classification are not suitable for an organization, Records Manager allows an alternative where a user wishing to declare a document as a record can do so using a combination of manual- and auto-classify. 

This function is provided through quick lists or pre-configured folder on a user e-mail file. 

## Quick list 

A quick list  is a subset of file plan components presented to users to help them to quickly classify a document during the declaration of a record. It lets authorized users navigate to a subset of components without having to navigate through the entire file plan. 

## Foldering 

The foldering  feature enables you to preconfigure (or records enable) a folder in the user mail database to connect to a particular file plan component. When a user drops a particular e-mail into one of these folders, the e-mail is archived and declared as a record and is automatically classified. 

The limitation of foldering in this way is that only a small set of file plan components can be exposed. If a large number of file plan components are exposed in this way, the list of folders may become unmanageable. 

There are advantages and disadvantages to using auto-declare and classification, manual-declare and classification, or somewhere in between. Knowing the trade-off and what is suitable for your organization helps you make design decisions. 

Table 3-1 on page 61 summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of the two key methods of declaration and classification. 

