Describe retention policies and retention labels
As stated in the previous section, a key feature in managing records is the file plan and how we manage the retention and disposition of records. The ability to manage records within Microsoft 365 is accomplished with retention labels and policies. The labels identify and mark documents as records, and the policies then ensure that these records are not disposed of by users before the scope of the policy has been met.
More information on the scope of records retention can be found at this link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/retention?view=o365-worldwide.
Figure 14.34 shows the Information governance dashboard where you can manage retention labels and retention policies:
Figure 14.34 – The Information governance dashboard
Retention labels and policies can be created to be driven by events on a document. These events could be when the document was created or when it was...
