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title: "Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-Legacy Teams retention policies covering Copilot will be treated as Teams-only"
date: 2026-09-18
roadmap_id: "571306"
source: "https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=571306"
tags: ["Copilot", "Purview", "Teams"]
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# Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-Legacy Teams retention policies covering Copilot will be treated as Teams-only

**Ship Outcomes, Not Chat** — a short read on a Microsoft 365 roadmap item.

## What it is

Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-Legacy Teams retention policies covering Copilot will be treated as Teams-only (Copilot, Purview, Teams). Roadmap id `571306`.

## What it does

Some existing retention policies scoped to Microsoft Teams may currently also apply to Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions. As part of an upcoming change, these legacy Teams retention policies will be converted to—and treated as—Teams-only policies. They will no longer…

## What to worry about

Governance that only blocks is incomplete. Pair controls with eval sets and preference signals.

## What it means for users

Treat Copilot as the door people already open. Route work through agents that finish steps under identity and audit.

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Source: [Microsoft 365 Roadmap](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=571306)