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• Our database has approximately 141k documents which were last modified between 2009 and 2025.
  (If no later modification occurred, the creation time of a document is the last modification time)
  
  
• We set a retention policy of 4 years (starting at the current date), for which documents have to be retained
  
  
• That results in a retention cutoff date of September 23, 2021 (assuming the current date is September 23, 2025)
  
  
  
• Looking at that history, iDNA summarizes that approximately 115k of documents (~82%) are still with the retention period
  
  
  
• Organizations benefit immediately by understanding which databases are ready for archiving immediately. Applications where most documents are nearing the end of their retention period—even if not all are—may be suitable for read-only mode, ensuring no new edits "reset" the earliest archiving date
  
  On the flip side, an organization can gain insights quickly and transparently as to which applications are still active elements in their business processes from the content angle, rather than iDNA's usual user activity recording. This provides great value in scenarios where iDNA has been running for a shorter period of time and no extensive usage history may be is available.
  It also shows which applications may be a challenge when considering migration scenarios. Re-developing an existing application in a new target system is one thing; making sure a decade's worth of data is migrated flawlessly is quite another. The data must not only be accessible within the application but must also be available to other components of the business process without any loss.

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