SC-400 Retention Policies 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following workloads is NOT currently supported as a location in Microsoft Purview retention policies?
- Exchange email
- SharePoint sites
- Microsoft Forms responses (Correct answer)
- Teams private chats
Correct answer: Microsoft Forms responses
Microsoft Forms responses are not a supported location in Microsoft Purview retention policies; supported locations include Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.
Question 2: A retention policy configured for SharePoint applies to all sites. An administrator later wants to exclude a newly created project site. What must the administrator do?
- Delete the existing policy and create a new one
- Switch the policy from 'all sites' to a static scope and exclude the specific site (Correct answer)
- Apply a retention label to the site to override the policy
- Enable Preservation Lock to prevent the policy from applying
Correct answer: Switch the policy from 'all sites' to a static scope and exclude the specific site
To exclude specific sites, the policy scope must be changed from 'all locations' to a static or adaptive scope that explicitly lists included or excluded locations.
Question 3: What is the maximum number of policies that can be applied to a single Exchange mailbox at one time?
- 5
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 25
- Unlimited
Correct answer: 10
A maximum of 10 retention policies can apply to a single Exchange mailbox at any one time.
Question 4: An organization must retain Teams private chat messages for 7 years for legal reasons. Which location should be configured in the retention policy?
- Exchange email (user mailboxes)
- Teams channel messages
- Teams private chats (Correct answer)
- OneDrive accounts
Correct answer: Teams private chats
Teams private chat messages are stored separately from channel messages and require the 'Teams private chats' location in a retention policy.
Question 5: What is the minimum retention duration that can be configured in a Microsoft Purview retention policy?
- 1 day (Correct answer)
- 7 days
- 30 days
- 1 year
Correct answer: 1 day
Microsoft Purview retention policies support a minimum retention period of 1 day.
Question 6: A retention policy with a 'retain only' action is applied to a SharePoint site. What happens when the retention period expires?
- Content is automatically deleted by the policy
- Content remains in place with no action taken by the policy (Correct answer)
- Content is moved to an archive
- A deletion workflow is triggered for administrator review
Correct answer: Content remains in place with no action taken by the policy
A 'retain only' policy keeps content for the specified period but takes no action after expiration — deletion is left to normal user or system processes.
Question 7: Which role is required to create and manage retention policies in Microsoft Purview compliance portal?
- Global Reader
- Security Operator
- Compliance Administrator (Correct answer)
- Exchange Administrator
Correct answer: Compliance Administrator
The Compliance Administrator role (or equivalent permissions like Retention Management) is required to create and manage retention policies in Microsoft Purview.
SC-400 Retention Policies 3
Which of the following workloads is NOT currently supported as a location in Microsoft Purview retention policies?