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# Setup your audit retention

# Setup your audit retention {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Zurich  
Updated September 3, 2025  
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Use the Retention option to automate and simplify the deletion of audit data as per your requirement.

## Before you begin

Role required: security_admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllAudit Management Console.
2. Select the table from the list you want to update the retention policy.  
   Note:  
   By default, you land on the Columns tab at the end of this step.
3. Select the Retention tab to update the retention policy for the selected table audit data.  
   A modal showing the retention option shows up.
4. Enable the Automatically Purge Audit Records toggle.
5. Select the duration from the Duration dropdown menu.  
   Select Yes if you want to proceed with the selected duration. You can also select Cancel if you want to select a different duration.  
   Note:  
   Logs older than your set duration will be purged and can't be restored.  
   The Retention Policy modal shows up confirming the selected duration.
6. Select Save to update the retention policy for the selected table.
7. **Optional:** To disable deletion of Audit records of a table, disable the Automatically Purge Audit Records toggle and select Save.  
   Note:  
   The audit records that were previously deleted due to the selected retention duration are permanently unavailable.

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