Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Purview, Exchange
Type: Security
Announcement date: 2024-05-22
Effective date: Date not published
Impact: Affected

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The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail. GA date: September CY2026 Preview date: February CY2025 In development General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Purview Web

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail. GA date: September CY2026 Preview date: February CY2025 In

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail. GA date: September CY2026 Preview date: February CY2025 In

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail. GA date: September CY2026 Preview date: February CY2025 In development General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Purview Web
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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail. GA date: September CY2026 Preview date: February CY2025 In development General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Purview Web
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Product Exchange
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail. GA date: September CY2026 Preview date: February CY2025 In development General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Purview Web
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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail. GA date: September CY2026 Preview date: February CY2025 In development General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Purview Web
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