Provided are a method, system, and program for receiving a request to remove a record. A determination is made as to whether a state associated with the record includes at least one hold state and whether the state associated with the record includes at least a retention period that has not expired....http://www.google.fr/patents/US7526621?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7526621 - Method for implementing retention policies to archive records
Method for implementing retention policies to archive records