Use ticket retention rules to determine how long the system keeps tickets. When the retention rule ends, tickets are deleted throughout the system:
Exceptions
- Legal holds take precedence over ticket retention rules. Tickets that are subject to both a legal hold and a ticket retention rule are not deleted when the ticket retention rule expires. See Archive Search > Update Legal Hold Status
- Tickets that have open related items are not deleted when the ticket retention rule expires
- On the top menu bar, click System Management ( ) > Administration tab > Ticket Management > Ticket Retention
- On the Ticket Retention Summary page, in the upper-right corner, click Create New Ticket Retention Rule
- In the Ticket Retention Settings window, enter the rule name
- Click Save
- To make edits, see Edit Rule, step 2, below
- On the Ticket Retention Summary page, in the Name column, click name of the rule you want to edit
Edit the rule by adding or editing conditions
2a: Purge tickets with these registration codesChoose the registration codes the rule deletes.
- To add a registration code to a rule, click +Add Registration Code
- In the Registration Code window, search, use the page links, or click to add a registration
2b: Ticket statusChoose the status of the tickets the rule deletes.
The status of the ticket results from actions taken by users or your company’s auto processing rules. There are four ticket statuses, all of which are system defined. A status is either open (user can work on it) or closed (user cannot work on it):
- Assigned (open): Ticket that has been assigned to a locator or contract locator
- Closed: Ticket that is closed
- In Ticket Folder (open): Ticket was placed in a folder by a user or an auto-processing rule
- Pending Your Research (open): Research needed because no auto processing rules applied, no rules were recommended, or the ticket matches multiple rules
2c: Ticket is days fromChoose the number of days after the date in the Days From dropdown list to delete the tickets covered by the rule. The minimum number of days is 1,095 (3 years)
- In the Days box, type or click the arrows to choose the number of days. The minimum number of days is 1,095 (3 years)
In the Days From dropdown list, choose the date from which the number of days starts
Date from Description Creation Date The date ticket was created in the system Last Action Date The date and time of the most recent action taken on the item Last Response Date The date and time of the most recent response on a ticket
2d: Exclude tickets associated with these formsChoose the forms associated with tickets you do not want deleted. The tickets based on these forms are not deleted
- To add a form, click + Add Form
- In the Forms window, search, use the page links, or click to choose a form
Optional. Rename the rule
- In the upper right corner, click Settings
- In the Ticket Retention Settings window:
- In the Name field, type the new name
- Click Save
Save the rule (or click Cancel to cancel the Process):
- Save: Saves the rule as a draft without activating it (the rule will not be enforced)
- Save and Activate: Saves the rule and activates it (the rule is enforced as soon as you save it)
Deactivating a rule means it is not enforced by the system.
- On the Ticket Retention Summary page, in the Name column, click the name of the rule
- On the Ticket Retention Rule page, at the bottom, click ...
- On the Deactivate window, click Deactivate. Result: The rule is deactivated but remains on the Ticket Retention Summary page
To delete a rule, it must first be deactivated.
- On the Ticket Retention Summary page, in the Name column, click the name of the rule
- On the Ticket Retention Rule page, at the bottom, click ...
- On the Deactivate window, click Delete
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