RetentionAge Element (ADF)
Specifies the minimum age at which event and notification data is considered to be obsolete and available for removal.
Syntax
<ApplicationExecutionSettings>
...
<Vacuum>
<RetentionAge>
Element Characteristics
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
Data type |
duration. |
Default value |
P7DT00H00M00S (seven days). |
Occurrence |
Optional once per Vacuum element. |
Updates |
Can be modified, but not added or deleted, when updating the application. |
Element Relationships
| Relationship | Elements |
|---|---|
Parent element |
|
Child elements |
None. |
Remarks
Data is retained for the period specified by the RetentionAge element, although it is not necessarily removed immediately upon expiration of the specified period. When the data removal process runs, it attempts to delete event and notification data that is older than the retention age.
The format of the XML duration data type is PnYnMnDTnHnMnS. For more information about XML data types, see Primitive XML Data Types in the Microsoft MSDN® Library.
Example
The following example shows how to set a retention age of 2 days.
<RetentionAge>P2DT00H00M00S</RetentionAge>
See Also
Reference
Application Definition File Reference
Other Resources
Configuring Data Removal
Updating Instances and Applications