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Validate-RetentionRuleQuery

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Validate-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the Validate-RetentionRuleQuery cmdlet to validate the Keyword Query Language (KQL) content search filters for retention rules.

Quick start script

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

# 2. Run and inspect
Validate-RetentionRuleQuery -KqlQueryString <String> | Format-List

# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Validate-RetentionRuleQuery | Export-Clixml .\RetentionRuleQuery-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml

Syntax

Validate-RetentionRuleQuery -KqlQueryString <String>
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (1)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-KqlQueryString	String	yes	The KqlQueryString parameter specifies the KQL text search string that you want to validate.

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