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Manage issued documents

FileSG provides different ways to manage documents after issuance.

Choose an action

Recall a document

Use Recall when you need to remove a document from the recipient’s FileSG inbox.

Recall a document

Revoke a document

Use Revoke when the intended outcome is to invalidate an issued document.

note: Revoke is only applicable for OA documents.

Revoke a document

Recall vs Revoke

Do not treat Recall and Revoke as interchangeable.

Action Intended outcome
Recall Removes the document from the recipient’s FileSG inbox and prevents further access.
Revoke Invalidates the issued document.
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