Countinuously generated values are based on hour, day, week and month. For a proper check of the aggregation of values, some values must remain longer as “online” values than the default retention time.

The effective retention time for the values of a detail is derived in the following sequence:

• use the default, system-wide retention time (it is set in the “admin menu”, edit access for all details with the respective “access codes”)
• or (if present) use the maximum of:
  • a matching auto retention time for the detail (set via administration → retention time → set auto retention time → <domain>)
  • an explicitly defined retention time for the detail (via administration → retention time → set retention time → <domain> → <source> → <section>)
• or keep the values of the details if they are still needed for aggregation/compression purposes

As user “AmieAction”

• go to administration → retention time → set retention time → ULS → testsrv12 → 200 Continuous Hourly Values
• select teststep “240 Files”
• set days to 3

Verify, that the new retention time is applied (only) correctly:

• go to administration → retention time → retention time overview → ULS → testsrv12
• all details should show 14 days retention time, except the “200 Continuous Hourly Values | 240 Files | Spirograph”

• Go to main menu → for 7 days → ULS → testsrv12 → 200 Continuous Hourly Values → 240 Files (the display of all images takes some time!)
• verify that the oldest entry is not older than 3 days (plus today).

As user “SystematicGuy”, go to administration → retention time → set auto retention time (domain “Woodlark” is automatically chosen) and enter:

Verify that the settings have been correctly applied:

• go to administration → retention time → retention time overview → Woodlark → testsrv22

• Go to main menu → complete → Woodlark → testsrv22 → 300 Continuous Daily Values → 330 Text Expressions
• verify that the oldest entry is not older than 8 days (plus today)

Test	Description	Result	Notes
RTIM 021	domain-based auto-retention time, effectively working		==== Group-Based Auto-Retention Time ====

As user “TheSpyder”

• go to administration → retention time → group auto retention time

Verify that “TheSpyder” gets the complete list of all groups:

• AllRounder
• Databasics
• Hotliners
• Systemaniacs

• go to administration → retention time → group auto retention time
• verify that only group “Systemaniacs” is shown and select that group
• keep all monthly values (for group “Systemaniacs”, means: only for domain “Woodlark”)

Reconnect as user “TheSpyder” and verify that the settings have been correctly applied:

• go to administration → retention time → retention time overview → ULS → testsrv12
• check that the above retention time is not applied (still 14 days)

• go to administration → retention time → retention time overview → Woodlark → testsrv22
• and check that for domain “Woodlark” (group “Systemaniacs”) the retention time has been applied

Test	Description	Result	Notes
RTIM 013	group-based auto-retention time: correct operation (keep the specified)		Verify, that all monthly teststeps for domain “ULS” are deleted after the default time interval.

Test	Description	Result	Notes
RTIM 014	group-based auto-retention time, correct operation (cleanup the default)		=== (B) Change ===

Change the specs to something else

remove the specs

Mainly, this is the check whether values have been correctly deleted after the elapsed retention time.

See the above sections for the different verifications.

• edit systemvariables (retention time for compressed)

Mainly, this is the check whether values have been correctly deleted after the elapsed retention time.