The following processes were identified by the ICA Appraisal Committee:

• Define a strategy;
• Collect information on activities and examine the documents generated by them;
• Make appraisal decisions based on an understanding of the context and an identification of documents to be preserved indefinitely;
• Document decisions made, ensure their communication to those concerned, and keep them updated.

The key points identified by Argentinean archivist Manuel VASQUEZ are the following:

• The document life cycle;
• Defining and classifying the term "document" as often as necessary;
• Formulating an objective and the temporary dimension of series to be preserved;
• Explaining repeated documents and information;
• Dividing contemporary reality into sectors;
• Double evaluation;
• The meaning of the term "importance."