get-retentioncompliancepolicy is missing from security compliance module

Question

I have all the access and able to get all the function available for ExchangeOnline but for security compliance i just able to view only 4 functions as below;

Function Delete-QuarantineMessage
Function Get-QuarantineMessage
Function Get-QuarantineMessageHeader
Function Preview-QuarantineMessage
Function Release-QuarantineMessage

So, how can i make the function available to use like 'Get-retentioncompliancepolicy'. currently if i try to run the function, it will prompt an error - " The term 'Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included"

Answer 1

Hi @Linsum ,
The cmdlet "Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy" is available only in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Please re-open Windows PowerShell and refer to the link below to connect to Security & Compliance PowerShell:
Connect to Security & Compliance PowerShell | Microsoft Learn

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Answer 2

Hello,

the message would point to the permission not being set to any management role you are a member of.

You can use the steps in the following documentation to find out what role, if any, is able to run that cmdlet

Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet

Answer 3

#Activate the Compliance admin PIM role

#Import the exchange online module and create a session with Security & Compliance center

#Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement

Connect-IPPSSession -UserPrincipalName "******@testeu.testmerckgroup.com"

#Get current retention policy

Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy

#Disconnect the session

Disconnect-ExchangeOnline -Confirm:$false