topic Re: How to change the RETENTION_PERIOD for SAS Viya backup? in Administration and Deployment https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/How-to-change-the-RETENTION-PERIOD-for-SAS-Viya-backup/m-p/984541#M30728 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/13766">@EyalGonen</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>For instructions see "Change Backup Retention Period" in either of these files:<BR />$deploy/sas-bases/examples/backup/configure/README.md<BR />$deploy/sas-bases/docs/configuration_settings_for_backup_using_the_sas_viya_backup_and_restore_utility.htm</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:13:22 GMT michele_sas 2026-03-10T13:13:22Z How to change the RETENTION_PERIOD for SAS Viya backup? https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/How-to-change-the-RETENTION-PERIOD-for-SAS-Viya-backup/m-p/984539#M30727 <P>I am trying to figure out how to change the default value of RETENTION_PERIOD (by default=30) for SAS Viya backup (LTS 2025.09). Anyone?</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:12:58 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/How-to-change-the-RETENTION-PERIOD-for-SAS-Viya-backup/m-p/984539#M30727 EyalGonen 2026-03-10T12:12:58Z Re: How to change the RETENTION_PERIOD for SAS Viya backup? https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/How-to-change-the-RETENTION-PERIOD-for-SAS-Viya-backup/m-p/984541#M30728 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/13766">@EyalGonen</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>For instructions see "Change Backup Retention Period" in either of these files:<BR />$deploy/sas-bases/examples/backup/configure/README.md<BR />$deploy/sas-bases/docs/configuration_settings_for_backup_using_the_sas_viya_backup_and_restore_utility.htm</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:13:22 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/How-to-change-the-RETENTION-PERIOD-for-SAS-Viya-backup/m-p/984541#M30728 michele_sas 2026-03-10T13:13:22Z