If you have privileged permission, you can place an object on hold. An object that is on hold cannot be deleted, even by a privileged delete operation. Also, you cannot store new versions of an object that is on hold. Holding objects is particularly useful when the objects are needed for legal discovery.
While an object is on hold, you cannot change its retention setting. You can, however, change its shred setting and its ACL. If the namespace is configured to allow changes to custom metadata for objects under retention, you can also change its custom metadata.
If you have privileged permission, you can also release an object from hold. When an object is released, its previous retention setting is again in effect.
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Tip: You can use the HCP Search Console to place multiple objects on hold or release multiple objects at the same time. |
For more information on permissions, see Permissions.
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