In retention settings, does an explicit object-level retention take precedence over inherited values?

• A. Inherited always wins
• B. Account-level overrides all
• C. Object-level takes precedence
• D. No precedence concept

Answer: (C)

In retention settings, the most specific configuration wins. When you set an explicit retention value on an object, that value becomes the definitive setting for that object and overrides any inherited value from its parent. Inheritance only applies if the object itself doesn’t define its own retention.

For example, if a database has a retention of 90 days and a table within that database has an explicit retention of 30 days, the table uses 30 days. If the table had no explicit setting, it would inherit the 90-day retention from the database. This behavior lets you tighten or loosen retention precisely where you need it while relying on inherited defaults elsewhere.