.alter database retention policy

Change a database's retention policy. The retention policy controls the mechanism that automatically removes data from tables or materialized views. It is used to remove data whose relevance is age-based. The retention policy can be configured for a specific table or materialized view, or for an entire database. The policy then applies to all tables in the database that don't override it.

Syntax

.alter database DatabaseName policy retention PolicyObject

Arguments

  • DatabaseName - Specify the name of the database.
  • PolicyObject - Define a policy object. For more information, see retention policy.

Example

Sets a retention policy with a 10 day soft-delete period, and enable data recoverability:

.alter database MyDatabase policy retention "{\"SoftDeletePeriod\": \"10.00:00:00\", \"Recoverability\": \"Enabled\"}"