If you change the data retention at the account level, do databases, schemas, and tables without explicit retention inherit the new value?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only databases inherit
• D. Not related

Answer: (B)

Data retention for Time Travel is defined at specific objects and isn’t automatically cascaded from the account down to databases, schemas, and tables. Changing the account-level setting does not automatically apply to those objects that don’t have their own explicit retention set. If you want a particular retention window across objects, you must set it explicitly at each level, or script the propagation for those without an override. When a lower-level object does have its own retention value, that value overrides the account default.