SC-401 Question #181: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: 2. Teams locations cannot be combined with non-Teams locations in the same retention policy, requiring one policy for Exchange/SharePoint/OneDrive/M365 Groups and one policy for Teams channel messages and chats.

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Question

You need to create a retention policy to delete content after seven years from the following locations: - Exchange Online email - SharePoint Online sites - OneDrive accounts - Microsoft 365 Groups - Teams channel messages - Teams chats What is the minimum number of retention policies that you should create?

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Explanation

Teams locations cannot be combined with non-Teams locations in the same retention policy, requiring one policy for Exchange/SharePoint/OneDrive/M365 Groups and one policy for Teams channel messages and chats.

Common mistakes.

A. One policy is insufficient because Teams locations such as channel messages and chats cannot be combined with Exchange, SharePoint, or OneDrive locations in the same retention policy.
C. Three policies exceed the minimum because Teams channel messages and Teams chats can coexist in a single policy, eliminating the need for a third.
D. Four policies far exceeds the minimum - all non-Teams locations share one policy and both Teams locations share another, so only two are required.

Concept tested. Retention policy location grouping constraints for Teams

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/retention-policies-teams

Topics

#Retention policies#Microsoft Teams retention#Data lifecycle management#Microsoft Purview

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