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Workflow Database Retention

Summary​

No Workflow retention policy, cleanup job, archival process, partitioning policy or purge command was found.

Affected storage​

Definitions/versions, instances/tasks/actions, audit, timeline, processed events and processed/failed outbox records can remain stored indefinitely based on reviewed code.

Hosted-service boundary​

The outbox relay processes message status but does not delete old records. No other Workflow background service performs cleanup.

Classification​

Retention is Not implemented in the reviewed Workflow service.

Retention periods, legal/audit holds, outbox cleanup, archive exports and safe deletion are recommended subjects for governance; they are not implemented capabilities.

Requires Confirmation​

Required retention periods, ownership, archival destinations, recovery expectations and deletion approval require confirmation.

Source References​

  • microservices/src/workflow-service/Infrastructure/WorkflowDbContext.cs
  • microservices/src/workflow-service/Messaging/OutboxRelayHostedService.cs
  • microservices/src/workflow-service/Program.cs

See Also​

Keywords​

Workflow database, EF Core, Workflow schema.

Revision Information​

  • Status: Draft
  • Last reviewed: 2026-07-20
  • Next review: 2026-10-20