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Fix formatting and clarity in retention policy documentation
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Merge pull request #7464 from MrLederer/patch-7
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Expand Up @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ A retention policy includes the following properties:
* Defaults to `Enabled`.
* If set to `Enabled`, data deleted **due to retention policy** will be recoverable for 14 days after it's been soft-deleted.
* It is not possible to configure the recoverability period.
* Recoverability is managed at the database level - enabling it on a single table or materialized view will typically propagate the behavior to the entire database.
* Recoverability is managed at the database level. Enabling it on a single table or materialized view will typically propagate the behavior to the entire database.

> [!NOTE]
>
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.alter-merge table MySpecialTable policy retention softdelete = 14d recoverability = enabled
```

> [!NOTE]
>
> [Recoverability](#the-policy-object) is managed at the database level, so enabling it on `MySpecialTable` may also enable it on tables `MyTable1` and `MyTable2`.

### Soft-delete period of seven days, and `MySpecialTable` keeps its data indefinitely

Set tables `MyTable1` and `MyTable2` to have a soft-delete period of seven days, and have `MySpecialTable` keep its data indefinitely.
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