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

Roadmap ID
473493
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Product
Microsoft Purview
Published
January 8, 2025
Status
In development
Cloud Instances
GCCGCC HighDoD
Release Phase
General Availability
Platform
Web
Expected Release
August 2026

Description

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

Change History

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January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM Updated
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Microsoft Purview compliance portal
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Microsoft Purview
August 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM Updated
Release Date
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October CY2025
New
August CY2026
Modified Date
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2025-03-17T19:15:47.000Z
New
2025-08-14T23:15:02.000Z

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