da-ayr-design-documentation

The National Archives: Access Your Records (AYR) Technical Alpha

AYR's design decisions and related documentation for the Technical Alpha December 2022-March 2023

Background

This is the central repository for the Access Your Records Service. The other repositories are

• The Authentication Server
• Front End Code

Information from the Discovery and Alpha (user journey and wireframes) are found on the Google Drive (no public access)

Common Acronyms used:

Services directly related to this one:

• AYR - Access Your Records, a service that aims to provide government users with access to (closed) digital records they have transfered to TNA (The National Arcivhes) via TDR (Transfer Digital Records)
• TDR - Transfer Digital Records
• TRE - Transformation Engine

Outside the scope of this alpha:

• DRI - Preservation
• TNA - The National Archives of the Government of the UK
• Discovery - Catalog of records held by TNA
• FOI - Freedom of Information request

The Team

• Nicki Welch, Service Owner for Access to Digital Records
• George Doji, Product Owner for Access Your Records (AYR)
• Heather Lindon, Delivery Manager Access to Digital Records Team
• Matt Arnold, Technical Architect for Digital Archiving Department at TNA