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Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy

This cmdlet is available only in Security & Compliance PowerShell. For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Use the Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy to view existing retention policies in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Default (Default)

Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy
 [[-Identity] <PolicyIdParameter>]
 [-DistributionDetail]
 [-ErrorPolicyOnly]
 [-ExcludeTeamsPolicy]
 [-IncludeTestModeResults]
 [-PriorityCleanup]
 [-RetentionRuleTypes]
 [-TeamsPolicyOnly]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This list describes the properties that are displayed by default.

  • Name: The unique name of the policy.
  • Workload: Currently, it shows all workloads (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDriveForBusiness, Skype, ModernGroup). It doesn't show the actual workload on which the policy is applied.
  • Enabled: The value True means the policy is enabled.
  • Mode: The current operating mode of the policy. The possible values are Test (the content is tested, but no rules are enforced), AuditAndNotify (when content matches the conditions specified by the policy, the rule is not enforced, but notification emails are sent) or Enforce (all aspects of the policy are enabled and enforced).

To use this cmdlet in Security & Compliance PowerShell, you need to be assigned permissions. For more information, see Permissions in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Examples

Example 1

Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy

This example displays summary information for all retention policies in your organization.

Example 2

Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy -Identity "Regulation 123 Compliance" -DistributionDetail | Format-List

This example displays detailed information for the policy named "Regulation 123 Compliance", including accurate values for the DistributionStatus and *Location properties.

Parameters

-DistributionDetail

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The DistributionDetail switch returns detailed policy distribution information in the DistributionResults property. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

If you don't use this switch, the values of the DistributionStatus and *Location property values will be inaccurate.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-ErrorPolicyOnly

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The ErrorPolicyOnly switch specifies whether to show only policies that have distribution errors in the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:False
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-ExcludeTeamsPolicy

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The ExcludeTeamsPolicy switch specifies whether to exclude Teams policies from the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-Identity

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The Identity parameter specifies the retention policy that you want to view. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the policy. For example:

  • Name
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • GUID

Caution: The value $null or a non-existent value for the Identity parameter returns all objects as if you ran the Get- command without the Identity parameter. Verify any lists of values for the Identity parameter are accurate and don't contain non-existent $null values.

Parameter properties

Type:PolicyIdParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-IncludeTestModeResults

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The IncludeTestModeResults switch specifies whether to include the status of test mode in the policy details. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

For more information about simulation mode, see Learn about simulation mode.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-PriorityCleanup

Applicable: Security & Compliance

{{ Fill PriorityCleanup Description }}

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-RetentionRuleTypes

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The RetentionRuleTypes switch specifies whether to return the value of the RetentionRuleTypes and HasRules properties in the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

To see the RetentionRuleTypes property, you need to pipe the command to a formatting cmdlet. For example, Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy -RetentionRuleTypes | Format-Table -Auto Name,RetentionRuleTypes. If you don't use the RetentionRuleTypes switch, the values RetentionRuleTypes appears blank and HasRules appears False.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

-TeamsPolicyOnly

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The TeamsPolicyOnly switch specifies whether to show only Teams policies in the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.


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