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Updated June 22, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
What and Why:
We're introducing support in Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) to apply retention and deletion policies to Microsoft Planner content. This enhancement allows compliance administrators to manage Planner tasks using enterprise-grade governance controls, helping organizations meet regulatory and internal compliance requirements while reducing manual data management.
This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486828.
Rollout Schedule:
Impact on Your Organization:
Who is affected: Compliance and IT administrators managing Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Planner.
Platforms/Services:
What will happen:
Action Required / Recommendations:
If you do not require retention or deletion controls for Planner:
If you want to manage Planner data lifecycle:
Compliance Considerations:
| Area | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Retention policies, holds, or deletion workflows | This change introduces the ability to apply Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management retention and deletion policies to Microsoft Planner tasks, enabling automated retention or deletion based on task creation or last modification date. |
| Processing, storage, or access to existing customer data | Existing Microsoft Planner task data can now be governed by retention policies, which may alter how long data is stored and when it is deleted, based on administrator-defined lifecycle rules. |
| Admin monitoring, reporting, or compliance management | Admins gain expanded compliance governance capabilities in Microsoft Purview, allowing monitoring and enforcement of Planner data lifecycle policies alongside other Microsoft 365 workloads. |
| GDPR / Data Subject Rights (access, deletion, correction) | Automated deletion of Planner tasks based on retention policies may impact how personal data is deleted in accordance with defined retention periods and regulatory requirements. |
What and Why:
We're introducing support in Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) to apply retention and deletion policies to Microsoft Planner content. This enhancement allows compliance administrators to manage Planner tasks using enterprise-grade governance controls, helping organizations meet regulatory and internal compliance requirements while reducing manual data management.
This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486828.
Rollout Schedule:
Impact on Your Organization:
Who is affected: Compliance and IT administrators managing Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Planner.
Platforms/Services:
What will happen:
Action Required / Recommendations:
If you do not require retention or deletion controls for Planner:
If you want to manage Planner data lifecycle:
Compliance Considerations:
| Area | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Retention policies, holds, or deletion workflows | This change introduces the ability to apply Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management retention and deletion policies to Microsoft Planner tasks, enabling automated retention or deletion based on task creation or last modification date. |
| Processing, storage, or access to existing customer data | Existing Microsoft Planner task data can now be governed by retention policies, which may alter how long data is stored and when it is deleted, based on administrator-defined lifecycle rules. |
| Admin monitoring, reporting, or compliance management | Admins gain expanded compliance governance capabilities in Microsoft Purview, allowing monitoring and enforcement of Planner data lifecycle policies alongside other Microsoft 365 workloads. |
| GDPR / Data Subject Rights (access, deletion, correction) | Automated deletion of Planner tasks based on retention policies may impact how personal data is deleted in accordance with defined retention periods and regulatory requirements. |