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Set-RetentionComplianceRule

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Set-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the Set-RetentionComplianceRule cmdlet to modify existing retention rules in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Quick start script

# Set-RetentionComplianceRule — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-RetentionComplianceRule
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Set-RetentionComplianceRule -Identity <ComplianceRuleIdParameter> -WhatIf
Set-RetentionComplianceRule -Identity <ComplianceRuleIdParameter>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-RetentionComplianceRule
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

Set-RetentionComplianceRule [-Identity] <ComplianceRuleIdParameter>
 [-ApplyComplianceTag <String>]
 [-Comment <String>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-ContentContainsSensitiveInformation <PswsHashtable[]>]
 [-ContentDateFrom <DateTime>]
 [-ContentDateTo <DateTime>]
 [-ContentMatchQuery <String>]
 [-ExcludedItemClasses <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-ExpirationDateOption <String>]
 [-IRMRiskyUserProfiles <String>]
 [-PriorityCleanup]
 [-RetentionComplianceAction <String>]
 [-RetentionDuration <Unlimited>]
 [-RetentionDurationDisplayHint <HoldDurationHint>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (16)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	ComplianceRuleIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the retention rule that you want to modify. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the rule. For example:
-ApplyComplianceTag	String		The ApplyComplianceTag parameter specifies the label that's applied to email messages or documents by the rule (which affects how long the content is retained). A valid value for this parameter is the name of an...
-Comment	String		The Comment parameter specifies an optional comment. If you specify a value that contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("), for example: "This is an admin note".
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-ContentContainsSensitiveInformation	PswsHashtable[]		The ContentContainsSensitiveInformation parameter specifies a condition for the rule that's based on a sensitive information type match in content. The rule is applied to content that contains the specified sensitive...
-ContentDateFrom	DateTime		The ContentDateFrom parameter specifies the start date of the date range for content to include.
-ContentDateTo	DateTime		The ContentDateTo parameter specifies the end date of the date range for content to include.
-ContentMatchQuery	String		The ContentMatchQuery parameter specifies a content search filter.
-ExcludedItemClasses	MultiValuedProperty		The ExcludedItemClasses parameter specifies the types of messages to exclude from the rule. You can use this parameter only to exclude items from a hold policy, which excludes the specified item class from being...
-ExpirationDateOption	String		The ExpirationDateOption parameter specifies whether the expiration date is calculated from the content creation date or last modification date. Valid values are:
-IRMRiskyUserProfiles	String		{{ Fill IRMRiskyUserProfiles Description }}
-PriorityCleanup	SwitchParameter		The PriorityCleanup switch specifies whether to update the rule associated with a Priority cleanup policy. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-RetentionComplianceAction	String		The RetentionComplianceAction parameter specifies the retention action for the rule. Valid values are:
-RetentionDuration	Unlimited		The RetentionDuration parameter specifies the hold duration for the retention rule. Valid values are:
-RetentionDurationDisplayHint	HoldDurationHint		The RetentionDurationDisplayHint parameter specifies the units that are used to display the retention duration in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Valid values are Days, Months or Years.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

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