PIM Manager settings · Operations > Audit trail
Audit retention
| Key | AuditRetentionMonths |
|---|---|
| Where | Operations > Audit trail |
| Type | Number |
| Default | 0 (keep every row forever) |
| Feature | One audit trail, with before and after · Community, Pro Business, Pro Enterprise, Pro MSP |
| Confirmation | PIM Manager asks you to confirm before it is switched on. |
What it does
How long the audit trail keeps its rows. 0 keeps every row forever. Any other value must be 13 to 1200 months. Audit rows can never be edited, and the database itself refuses any delete that does not come from the retention job.
When set
When set (13 months or more): the daily audit-retention job deletes the audit rows older than that, at most 50,000 per run (the rest on the following runs), and records each run -- cutoff, rows deleted, rows left -- as a new event in the audit trail.
When blank or default
At 0 (the default): the job runs and deletes nothing. Every audit row is kept.
Risk and how to reverse it
Deleted audit rows are gone for good: evidence for an investigation or a compliance review older than the window is lost. Check your own retention obligations first. Reversible for the future only: setting it back to 0 stops further deletes but does not restore deleted rows.
Requires
SuperAdmin to change it; Admin can read it. Free (Community) and Pro. The daily audit-retention job must be enabled (it is by default).
Recommended
Keep every row (0) unless a policy requires a limit; if you set one, use at least the period your auditors expect, for example 24 months or more.
Related settings
- Audit FeatureFlags.audit
Documented for PIM Manager 3.0.70. Written by the PIM Manager team; Invardia publishes it. · All settings · Security review pack