This topic outlines how to run a smart archiving policy manually. In addition to the periodic automated execution of the smart archiving policy that occurs if you enable the policy and set its Cron Expression, you can also manually run the archive policy at any time.
Note
To manually run a smart archiving policy, the policy must first be activated. To learn more, refer to Enable/Disable Smart Archiving Policy.
To run the smart archiving policy manually, follow these steps:
As per the User persona, you can work with the contexts as described below:
Global Context
Note
Applies to Platform Admin only.
From the Projects drop-down list, click All Projects.
From the Administrator module, click Artifactory Settings, and then click Retention Policies.
The Retention Policies page appears.
Project Context
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Applies to both Platform Admin and Project Admin.
From the Projects drop-down list, choose the desired project.
From the Administrator module, click Artifactory, and then click Retention Policies.
The Retention Policies page appears.
In the Retention Policies page, click Archive.
From the Policies tab, under Policies, locate the policy you want to run, click ••• icon and then click Run Now.
After the run is completed:
Download the report from Download Smart Archiving Policy Last Run Report or Download and Review Smart Archiving Run Report.
Review its status report, as explained in Smart Archiving Run Report Overview.