Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle & Records Management

Data Lifecycle Management (retention policies and labels) and Records Management govern how long content is retained and when it is deleted across Microsoft 365 - meeting regulatory, legal, and business requirements while reducing risk and cost from over-retention.

When to use

Implementing retention and disposition for Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams, and managing formal records (including regulatory records) with a defensible file plan.

Do not use this skill for legal-hold preservation tied to a specific matter (use purview-ediscovery) or for audit log retention (use purview-audit).