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# Table 3905 "Retention Policy Log Entry"

> Table 3905 "Retention Policy Log Entry" in System Application (System.DataAdministration). 6 fields. Present since at least BC23, still in BC30.

System Application · System.DataAdministration · BC23-30 · [source at ea08af5e](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/blob/ea08af5ef2d6a9b5c5af4a029288abbe2c883220/src/System%20Application/App/Retention%20Policy/src/Retention%20Policy%20Log/RetentionPolicyLogEntry.Table.al) · facts from BC29

## Properties

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Access | Internal |
| Extensible | false |

## Fields

Explanation: the field's ToolTip in the code; without one, the ToolTip of a page control bound to the field (marked via the page); without that, its Caption (marked caption) when that differs from the name.

| No. | Name | Type | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entry No. | BigInteger | Specifies the entry number that is assigned to the entry. <small>via [Page 3904 "Retention Policy Log Entries"](../page/3904.md)</small> | AutoIncrement; DataClassification SystemMetadata |
| 3 | Session Id | Integer | Specifies the ID of the session in which the entry was created. <small>via [Page 3904 "Retention Policy Log Entries"](../page/3904.md)</small> | DataClassification SystemMetadata |
| 4 | User Id | Code[50] | Specifies the ID of the user who ran the process that created the log entry. <small>via [Page 3904 "Retention Policy Log Entries"](../page/3904.md)</small> | FlowField: lookup(User."User Name" where("User Security Id" = field(SystemCreatedBy))); not editable |
| 5 | Category | Enum "Retention Policy Log Category" | Specifies the aspect of the retention policy that created the log entry. This indicates where a user was working in Business Central, or what they were doing, when the entry was created. For example, this can be setup, retention period, and when the policy was applied. <small>via [Page 3904 "Retention Policy Log Entries"](../page/3904.md)</small> | enum [Enum 3901 "Retention Policy Log Category"](../enum/3901.md); DataClassification SystemMetadata |
| 6 | Message Type | Enum "Retention Policy Log Message Type" | Specifies whether the message is informational, a warning, or an error. <small>via [Page 3904 "Retention Policy Log Entries"](../page/3904.md)</small> | enum [Enum 3902 "Retention Policy Log Message Type"](../enum/3902.md); DataClassification SystemMetadata |
| 7 | Message | Text[2048] | Specifies the content of the message in the log entry. <small>via [Page 3904 "Retention Policy Log Entries"](../page/3904.md)</small> | DataClassification SystemMetadata |

## Keys

- PK: Entry No. (clustered)
- Key2: Message Type

## Pages and codeunits on this table

- [Page 3904 "Retention Policy Log Entries"](../page/3904.md) (source table)
- [Codeunit 3909 "Retention Policy Log Impl."](../codeunit/3909.md) (codeunit runs on it)

## Across versions

- Present in: BC23-30
- Changed (declaration) in: none

Source: AL metadata extracted from the code (names, ids, signatures, properties); no code bodies (D10).

## Ask your agent

Procedure bodies are not stored here (D10). For a procedure body or the calls of one procedure, ask bc-code-atlas (external, by Stefan Maron, MIT; default corpus w1-28), which the bc-observatory plugin connects: `bcatlas_resolve_node(object_type: "table", object_name: "Retention Policy Log Entry")`, then `bcatlas_get_procedure_body` or `bcatlas_get_neighbors` on the returned id.