Event Log Item Expiration Example

As an example, we'll cover the life-cycle of a user account's Event Log items.

Timestamp	Logged action	Event Log item life-time class	Event Log item delete date	Actor
1.1.2020	Account created	Long life-time item	25.1.2020 + 1 year	External service via REST
3.1.2020	Password set	Long life-time item	25.1.2020 + 1 year	External service via REST
10.1.2020	First sign-in	Long life-time item	25.1.2020 + 1 year	User on WebUI
12.1.2020	Password set	Long life-time item	25.1.2020 + 1 year	User on WebUI
13.1.2020	Change mobile number	Long life-time item	25.1.2020 + 1 year	User on WebUI
15.1.2020	Second sign-in	General item	15.1.2020 + 90 days	User on REST/App
16.1.2020	Sign-out	General item	16.1.2020 + 90 days	User on REST/App
25.1.2020	Account deleted	Long life-time item	25.1.2020 + 1 year	Manager on WebUI

Above, different dates are used for clarity.

The system has the following settings for Event Log life-time:

Life-time class	Base value
General	90 days
Long life-time	1 year
Permanent	Indefinitely

Note that every item above is either General or Long life-time, even though all relate to the same account — the life-time class is determined per logged action, not per object. Also note that account deletion itself is a Long life-time item: its retention period starts counting from 25.1.2020, the same date the account was deleted, per Long life-time Event Log items.