Update the retention period for archived technical debts

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read eaw-update-system-property-archived-tech-debt-retention.md

Change how long an Archived technical debt record is retained before the Delete Archived Tech Debts scheduled job permanently deletes it.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_apm.apm_admin

About this task

The sn_apm_tpm.monthsToDeleteArchivedTechDebt property controls how many months an Archived technical debt record is kept before permanent deletion. The Delete Archived Tech Debts scheduled job runs automatically on the first day of every month and reads this property. It deletes Archived records whose Updated value is older than the configured number of months. The default retention period is 12 months.

Procedure

Select All and in the navigation filter enter sys_properties.list.
Open the sn_apm_tpm.monthsToDeleteArchivedTechDebt system property.
In the Value field, enter the number of months to retain Archived technical debt records before permanent deletion.
Select Update.

The Delete Archived Tech Debts job applies the new retention period when it runs automatically on the first day of the next month. To apply the change immediately, run the job manually. For information, see Run the Delete Archived Tech Debts job.

Parent Topic:Working with Technology Reference Model (TRM) in EA Workspace

Run the Delete Archived Tech Debts job

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---
title: Update the retention period for archived technical debts
description: Change how long an Archived technical debt record is retained before the Delete Archived Tech Debts scheduled job permanently deletes it.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-update-system-property-archived-tech-debt-retention.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [archived technical debt, retention period]
breadcrumb: [Working with Technology Reference Model \(TRM\) in EA Workspace, Managing Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture]
---

# Update the retention period for archived technical debts

Change how long an Archived technical debt record is retained before the **Delete Archived Tech Debts** scheduled job permanently deletes it.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apm.apm\_admin

## About this task

The **sn\_apm\_tpm.monthsToDeleteArchivedTechDebt** property controls how many months an Archived technical debt record is kept before permanent deletion. The **Delete Archived Tech Debts** scheduled job runs automatically on the first day of every month and reads this property. It deletes Archived records whose **Updated** value is older than the configured number of months. The default retention period is 12 months.

## Procedure

1. Select **All** and in the navigation filter enter **sys\_properties.list**.

2. Open the **sn\_apm\_tpm.monthsToDeleteArchivedTechDebt** system property.

3. In the **Value** field, enter the number of months to retain Archived technical debt records before permanent deletion.

4. Select **Update**.

The **Delete Archived Tech Debts** job applies the new retention period when it runs automatically on the first day of the next month. To apply the change immediately, run the job manually. For information, see [Run the Delete Archived Tech Debts job](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-run-job-delete-archived-tech-debts.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Working with Technology Reference Model \(TRM\) in EA Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-work-with-trm.md)

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[Run the Delete Archived Tech Debts job](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-run-job-delete-archived-tech-debts.md)

[Scheduled jobs for TLM in the EA Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-portfolio-management/eaw-tpm-scheduled-jobs.md)