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Task 2.1: Create and configure retention policy for Teams and Copilot for Microsoft 365

  1. On the left navigation, select Home.

  2. Select the Data lifecycle management solution card.
    • If the Data lifecycle management solution card isn’t displayed, select View all solutions and then select Data lifecycle management from the Data Governance section.
  3. On the left menu, select Policies > Retention Policies.

  4. Select New retention policy to start the Create retention policy configuration.

  5. Enter a Name and Description for your new retention policy and then select Next.

  6. On the Policy Scope page, review the setting and then select Next.

  7. On the Choose the type of retention policy to create page, select Adaptive or Static depending on the organization’s needs and then select Next.

    • If you select Adaptive: On the Choose adaptive policy scopes and locations page, select Add scopes and select one or more adaptive scopes that are created.

      • Add a policy scope.
      • Select one or more locations and then select Next.
    • If you select Static: On the Choose locations to apply the policy page, select Teams chats and Copilot interactions.

      • Select Next.
  8. On the Decide if you want to retain content, delete it, or both pages, specify the configuration options for retaining and deleting content and then select Next.

  9. Review the configuration and select Submit.

  10. After the policy is created, select Done.

Learn more:

Learn about retention policies and retention labels

Learn about retention for Copilot for Microsoft 365

Create and configure retention policies