Get-HoldCompliancePolicy

This cmdlet is available only in Security & Compliance PowerShell. For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Use the Get-HoldCompliancePolicy to view existing preservation policies in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Note: The Get-HoldCompliancePolicy cmdlet has been replaced by the Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy cmdlet. If you have scripts that use Get-HoldCompliancePolicy, update them to use Get-RetentionCompliancePolicy.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Get-HoldCompliancePolicy
   [[-Identity] <PolicyIdParameter>]
   [-DistributionDetail]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This list describes the properties displayed by default.

  • Name: The unique name of the policy.
  • Workload: Where the policy is applied. For example, SharePoint or Exchange.
  • Enabled: The value True means the policy is enabled.
  • Mode: The current operating mode of the policy. The possible values are Test (the content is tested, but no rules are enforced), AuditAndNotify (when content matches the conditions specified by the policy, the rule is not enforced, but notification emails are sent) or Enforce (all aspects of the policy are enabled and enforced).

To use this cmdlet in Security & Compliance PowerShell, you need to be assigned permissions. For more information, see Permissions in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Examples

Example 1

Get-HoldCompliancePolicy

This example displays summary information for all preservation policies in your organization.

Example 2

Get-HoldCompliancePolicy -Identity "Regulation 123 Compliance" | Format-List

This example displays detailed information for the policy named "Regulation 123 Compliance".

Parameters

-DistributionDetail

The DistributionDetail switch returns detailed policy distribution information in the DistributionResults property. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance

-Identity

The Identity parameter specifies the preservation policy that you want to view. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the policy. For example:

  • Name
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • GUID
Type:PolicyIdParameter
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance