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How Exported Search Results are Retained and Purged

All exported CSV file and database view search results are retained and purged based on configuration settings you specify when you schedule searches and exports. The exported search results that are no longer needed are purged to release disk space.

The following information describes how exported search results are retained and purged:

• You specify the retention days when you schedule searches and exports. After the retention days elapse, the exported search results (CSV files and database views) are considered expired and are purged.
• The Export Service processes the purge once a day (by default, 5:00 a.m. Universal Time) and purges exported search results based on the specified retention days. Your administrator can configure the purge start time.

  Note: For information about the Export Service configuration settings, see the Administration Guide.

• The retention period depends on the processing time of the export and the time at which the Export Service purges the search results.

Example: Purge Search Results

In this example, you schedule an asset search named Weekly Asset Search to process every Friday and export all updated assets during the week. You set the retention days to 1 and the export completes at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Export Service is scheduled to purge search results at midnight, Eastern time. Because the search results are less than one day old, the Export Service does not purge them until the next scheduled time (in this example, shortly after midnight the following day).