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title: "Data Retention"
id: "data-retention"
project: "MES User Manual"
url: "https://docs.sepasoft.com/articles/user-manual/data-retention"
updated: 2026-07-31T14:55:57Z
---

# Data Retention

**Sepasoft MES Module Suite**

### Data Retention
 A child server retains data for a set amount of time. A parent server retains data for a set amount of time. These two retention times are most commonly different and are defined by your data retention policy.

* See [Sepasoft MES Enterprise Network Settings >](/articles/user-manual/mes-enterprise-network-settings/a/DataRetentionPeriodInDays)**[Data Retention Period in Days](/articles/user-manual/mes-enterprise-network-settings/a/DataRetentionPeriodInDays)** .

**Sepasoft MES Module Suite**