	US 7,526,621 B2
	Method for implementing retention policies to archive records
Alan L. Stuart, Scarsdale, N.Y. (US); Toby Lyn Marek, Santa Clara, Calif. (US); Avishai Haim Hochberg, San Jose, Calif. (US); David Maxwell Cannon, Tucson, Ariz. (US); and Howard Newton Martin, Vail, Ariz. (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/465,630.
Application 11/465630 is a continuation of application No. 10/737367, filed on Dec. 15, 2003, granted, now 7,107,416.
Application 10/737367 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/681558, filed on Oct. 07, 2003, granted, now 7,146,388.
Application 10/681558 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/658487, filed on Sep. 08, 2003, granted, now 7,117,322.
Prior Publication US 2006/0282629 A1, Dec. 14, 2006
Int. Cl. G06F 12/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 711—159 [711/133; 711/134; 711/154; 711/161; 707/102]

14 Claims

1. A method, comprising:

indicating a record has having one of a plurality of states including a retention state, an event state, and a combination retention and hold state;

receiving a request to delete the record;

denying the request in response to determining that the record has the retention state indicating that the record has an unexpired retention period;

denying the request in response to determining that the record has the event state indicating that an event condition is not satisfied; and

denying the request in response to determining that the record has the combination retention and hold state indicating that there is either an unexpired retention period or the record is subject to a hold.