
Retention settings from both retention policies and retention labels do not apply to organizing structures that include libraries, lists, and folders.įor retention policies and auto-apply label policies: SharePoint sites must be indexed for the retention settings to be applied. The document attachment automatically inherits the retention settings from the label if the document isn't already labeled.For a retention label that declares the item a record:.The document attachment doesn't automatically inherit the retention settings of the label, but can be labeled independently.For a standard retention label (doesn't declare the item to be a record):.

When you apply a retention label to a supported list item that has a document attachment:
