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Data Retention Methods

Because a large amount of Event data can be captured, it is important to understand how to maintain this data either automatically or manually. Because of the potentially short-term lifespan of Capture Event data sets, it is a good practice to allocate the Event data sets on WORK volumes.

We recommend the following methods for specifying a retention period for captured events to control how long those events are saved:

If you do not use a retention period to remove Event data sets automatically, then those data sets exist forever unless manually deleted.

More information:

Event Capture Data Maintenance