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title: System Table Cleanup
slug: system-table-cleanup
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createdAt: 2025-06-10T06:44:31.748Z
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The System Table Cleanup function provides an automated mechanism for clearing data from high volume transactional tables that do not need to track data indefinitely.



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To update/create:

| **Field name**         | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                       | **Example**               |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Name                   | Name of the table cleanup configuration                                                                                                                                                                               | System log record cleanup |
| Table                  | Table whose records will be deleted beyond the maximum retention period of record’s “Date field” + “Maximum age in seconds”                                                                                           | SystemLogRecord           |
| Date field             | Field on the Table that is used as the start of the data retention period calculation                                                                                                                                 | CreatedOn                 |
| Active                 | If the cleanup configuration is active                                                                                                                                                                                | Yes                       |
| Maximum age in seconds | For every record in the table specified in the “Table” field, this is the maximum elapsed period (in seconds) from the date/time specified in the nominated “Date field”, before the record is automatically deleted. | 604800 seconds (7 days)   |