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

Summary

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

Status
In development
General availability target
Nov 2026
Preview target
Not published
Products
Microsoft Purview
Clouds
GCC, GCC High, DoD
Release phases
General Availability
Platforms
Web
Added to the roadmap
8 Jan 2025
Last changed
18 Jun 2026 · 3mo ago
recently changed
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