Changing the deletion frequency of notifications

The NOTFDELETE cron task controls which notifications are deleted from the system. You can change the PURGETIME parameter for this cron task to change how old a notification is before it is deleted.

About this task

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The default schedule of the NOTFDELETE cron task is set to once a day. The default value for the PURGETIME parameter is one day. By default, the cron task runs once a day and deletes any notification that is more than a day old.

Procedure

  1. In the Cron Task Setup application, select the NOTFDELETE cron task.
  2. On the Parameters tab, enter a new value for the PURGETIME parameter. The value must be a whole number followed by D for day, M for month, or Y for year.