Retention policy rules
Retention policies define the time frame that a template or Active Content stored in a specific folder can be moved or deleted from the repository. If you are deploying new templates regularly, consider using retention policies as a means of managing your template usage and controlling disk space.
When you set up the name of the retention rule with its valid period you can also select different options to take when it expires. For instance you can:
- define whether the system should notify specified user(s) by e-mail that the retention rule has expired.
- move the retention rule with its contents to a pre-defined folder (the creation date will be changed to the moving date),
- or delete the retention rule and its contents from the system (including sub files).
The body of the e-mail notification will contain the community name, the template name, the template version, the date and the retention rule description.
Once you have set up a retention policy rule you can apply it to the folder or a template/Active Content – see Document templates. The retention rule is valid from the day that it is created but if you choose to move it to another folder on expiry, the start date is changed to the date the move took place. If you move a template manually from one folder to another (cut and paste, or copy and paste), the start date for the retention rule for that item only is changed to the date that it was moved.
- from the CommunityAdministration tab, click Retention Policies followed by Retention Rules/New
- Select to delete all included templates/ Active Content when the retention policy expires.
- Enter the name of the new retention policy rule.
- Choose the folder you want to save the templates/Active Content to when the retention policy expires.
- Check this option to open the box for entering the e-mail address details of those you want to notify when the retention policy expires.