Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies Beta
Data as of 13 minutes ago (26 October 2026)
Status
In development
Release month
October 2026
+1 mo since tracked, moved 1×
Release ring
General Availability, Preview
Products
Microsoft Purview
Cloud instances
Worldwide
Platforms
Web
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
Added to the roadmap 22 May 2024. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: September 2026 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).
- 9 September 2026 Release month September 2026 October 2026 +1 mo