Adding an exception to existing retention policy

Question

We have a retention policy in place that covers all SharePoint Online sites. I want to exclude a specific site from this policy, but if I add a site to the "Exclude sites" it looks like it removes the "All" sites (see screenshot).

Is it not possible to create a "include all sites except these sites" policy using the GUI?

jcgonzalezmartin · Answer

Unfortunately, the retention policy UI does not work in that way so you can only apply to all the sites or indicate the sites you want it to be applied

jcgonzalezmartin · Answer

No,What you can do through PowerShell is automate where you want to apply the retention policies in a less consuming task compared to use the UI. I will follow the bellow approach:1) Create a list of the SPO sites where you want to apply the retention policy and store it in a CSV file2) Iterate through the SPO sites list and use the Set-RetentionCompliancePolicy so each site is added to the scope of the policy https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/policy-and-compliance-retention/set-retentioncompliancepolicy?view=exchange-ps

chrishoardmvp · Answer

Hi Jakob,&nbsp;jcgonzalezmartinwould be good to answer this one.&nbsp;&nbsp;Best, Chris

jakobrohde · Answer

Thanks, Juan.&nbsp;Can I instead add all sites in the GUI and the add exceptions using Powershell?

vasilmichev · Answer

Um, I don't believe it "removes" the All sites, it simply grays it out in the UI, but it still applies. Here's an example of one such policy I have created and adjusted with a single excluded site:
&nbsp;
C:\&gt; Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy RPTest -DistributionDetail |ft Name,Sharep*
Name&nbsp;&nbsp; SharePointLocation SharePointLocationException----&nbsp;&nbsp; ------------------ ---------------------------RPtest {All}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {Сайт на екип}

Forum Discussion

Adding an exception to existing retention policy

Share

Resources