8.2 Archiving the Operations Database and Purging Data

To use the Database Maintenance features in Identity Governance, you must be a Data Administrator or Global Administrator.

  1. Select Data Administration > Maintenance.

  2. (Optional) Select one of the summaries to view details for changes since last archive or items ready to be purged.

  3. Select Start Maintenance.

  4. (Optional) To purge data after the archive process completes, select Do cleanup after archive check box.

  5. (Optional) Select whether to pause after any of the phases.

    IMPORTANT:Pausing after a phase means that the system will NOT automatically transition to the next phase or exit maintenance mode until a user manually starts the next phase or exits maintenance mode, even if the archive fails or is canceled.

  6. Select the number of days to retain data before making it available to purge.

  7. (Optional) Select Advanced Cleanup Configuration check box to specify retention days per entity type.