A time rule determines the duration of the retention period when an event rule is also defined for the policy or to create a time based policy. The date type you select for the rule determines the duration options available.
You can use any of the following date types for time based policies and event and time based policies. To set the retention period duration, type a number and then select a duration, such as days, weeks, or years.
- Custom property.To base the start of the retention period on a custom property date, when defining a time rule, select custom property. The custom property date you select must be associated with the document or record type assigned to the policy.
- Date period.To start the retention period on a date you define, when defining a time rule, select date period. You can start the retention period from the beginning or end of this period.
- Event date.To start the retention period from the date of the event, when defining a time rule, select event date.
- System date.To start the retention period using a date generated by the Perceptive Contentsystem, such as the document creation date or last modified date, when defining a time rule, select system date.