We’re rolling out a new feature to enable customers with Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium) and the 10-Year Retention Add-on to create additional customized retention policies.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144251
[When this will happen:]
Rollout to general availability in the worldwide clouds will begin in early December and is expected to be complete by late December.
[How this will affect your organization:]
This new feature release enables additional customization for retention duration for Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium) and 10-year Audit Log Retention Add-On users.
• Currently, Audit (Premium) customers can retain data for 90 days , 6 months, 9 months, and up to 1 year. With this update, customers can now apply 3-year, 5-year, and 7-year retention policies.
Retention Policies in the Audit UI within the Purview Portal
Retention Policy Panel View
New Long-Term Retention Options available for 3 years, 5 years, and 7 years
[What you need to do to prepare:]
Apply the Audit Premium and 10 Year Retention Add-on Licenses to each relevant user in order to apply 3-year, 5-year, and 7-year retention policies to their data.
Get started with Audit (Premium) in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
Learn more: Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium)
