text: **Recommendations**
  Consider the following preferred practices when you work with data retention protection: 
  
  (cid:2) Set up the application groups to expire by load. 
  
  (cid:2) Define the Tivoli Storage Manager archive copy groups to be event-based, and retain data 
  for 0 days. 
  
  (cid:2) Run the Tivoli Storage Manager inventory expiration regularly to ensure that expired data 
  is removed. 