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Archive properties

The vault configuration sets the following document retention properties when a document is archived. The retention properties are cleared when the document is restored from the archive.

Archive properties

Property Name

Description

_RETENTIONMODIFIED

The date that the document was archived. Archived documents can be found by searching by this property with the Is not empty condition.

_RETENTIONMODIFIEDBY

The name of the user that archived the document.

_EXPERATIONDATE

The date that the retention expires. The default is dependent on the type of document and the reason that it was archived.

A project can be archived after all documents have been released or archived. The project folder information is automatically copied to the archive when the project folder is deleted.

Two tasks are scheduled for automatic cleanup of the Archive branch of the vault. A stand-alone tool named BCRetentionBrowser automatically deletes documents after the retention period. The retention period can be configured per document type group and the reason for archival.

Default archive retention periods
Document Type Group Reason Default Retention Period (years)

Asset Documentation

Old revision 0.5

Asset Documentation

Retired 99

Project Document

Old revision 0.25

Project Document

Retired 0.5

Object

Old revision 0.5

Object

Retired 99

Miscellaneous

Old revision 1

Miscellaneous

Retired 3

Documents in the vault that have been deleted can be automatically purged after a predefined period using the stand-alone tool named BCHistoryBrowser.

Default deleted documents retention periods
Branch Default Retention Period (years)

Archive

0.5

Master, Miscellaneous, Object, Rendition

Never (purge manually)

Project

0.5

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