RELEASE RETSET (Release a retention set from a retention hold)

Use this command to release a retention set from a retention hold, for example, if a litigation is pending or anticipated, you might need to preserve relevant data indefinitely until the litigation concludes. While under a hold, the retention set cannot be deleted or be subject to expiration. A retention set remains in a hold until the RELEASE RETSET command is issued.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege or unrestricted policy privilege.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram RELease RETSet hold_name retset_id REASon=text

Parameters

hold_name (Required)
Specifies the name of a retention hold from which to release the retention set. The name must be unique and the maximum length is 64 characters.
retset_id (Required)
Specifies the ID of the retention set that you want to release from the hold. The set number is a unique numeric value.
REASon (Required)
Specifies the reason for which a hold is released for on the specified retention set. The maximum length is 510 characters. Enclose the reason in quotation marks if it contains any blank characters.

Example: Release a retention set from a retention hold

Release retention set 143248 from retention hold COURT_DOCKET_987204 because the data it contains is no longer needed.
release retset court_docket_987204 143248
reason="Retset 143248 is no longer required for anticipated litigation."

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to RELEASE RETSET
Command Description
DEFINE HOLD Define a retention set hold.
HOLD RETSET Places a retention set in a retention hold.
QUERY HOLD Displays information about a hold that is placed on a retention set.
QUERY HOLDLOG Displays information about the hold log.
RENAME HOLD Changes the name of a hold on a retention set.
UPDATE HOLD Changes the attributes of a hold.