The correct answer is D. Existing production numbering . Relativity's official production set documentation states that Existing production numbering should be selected when you want to re-use the Bates numbering fields from a previously run production set . This is the exact numbering option designed for scenarios where documents are being reproduced but must retain the same Bates values from an earlier production. Relativity further explains that this option is appropriate when you need to change the produced images, produce only a subset of documents from the existing production, or otherwise reissue the same produced documents while preserving the prior numbering.
This aligns directly with re-production workflows. Relativity's re-production documentation also notes that re- production jobs reuse the numbering format and Bates numbers from the original productions , reinforcing that the platform supports maintaining the original numbering scheme instead of assigning new Bates values. That is critical in litigation workflows where Bates continuity must be preserved for references in correspondence, court filings, and prior productions. The other options do not fit this requirement. Page level numbering and document field numbering generate or rely on other numbering methods, while original image numbering is not the production numbering choice used for preserving prior Bates values in a re- production. Therefore, when reproducing documents and keeping the same Bates numbering, the correct production numbering method is Existing production numbering .