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spo file retentionlabel ensure

Apply a retention label to a file

Usage​

m365 spo file retentionlabel ensure [options]

Options​

-u, --webUrl <webUrl>

URL of the site where the retention label from a file to apply is located.

--fileUrl [fileUrl]

The site- or server-relative decoded URL of the file that should be labelled. Specify either fileUrl or fileId but not both.

-i, --fileId [fileId]

The UniqueId (GUID) of the file that should be labelled. Specify either fileUrl or fileId but not both.

--name <name>

Name of the retention label to apply to the file.

-a, --assetId [assetId]

A Compliance Asset Id to set on the item when it's labeled. See below for more information.

-h, --help [help]

Output usage information. Optionally, specify which section of command's help you want to see. Allowed values are options, examples, remarks, response, full. Default is options.

--query [query]

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

-o, --output [output]

Output type. json, text, csv, md, none. Default json.

--verbose

Runs command with verbose logging.

--debug

Runs command with debug logging.

Remarks​

You can also use spo listitem retentionlabel remove for removing the retention label from a list item.

The --assetId option has to do with event-based retention. Event-based retention is about starting a retention period when a specific event occurs, instead of the moment a document was labeled or created.

Examples​

Applies a retention label to a file based on the label name and the fileUrl.

m365 spo file retentionlabel ensure --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --fileUrl '/Shared Documents/Document.docx' --name 'Some label'

Applies a retention label to a file based on the label name and the fileId.

m365 spo file retentionlabel ensure --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --fileId '26541f96-017c-4189-a604-599e083533b8' --name 'Some label'

Applies a event-based retention label to a file and updates the Asset Id field.

m365 spo file retentionlabel ensure --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --fileId '26541f96-017c-4189-a604-599e083533b8' --name 'Some label' --assetId 'XYZ'

Response​

The command won't return a response on success.

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