---
title: Rules to archive data
description: Create rules to archive and delete data according to your organizational policy.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/hr-service-delivery/archive-data-ta.html
release: australia
product: HR Service Delivery
classification: hr-service-delivery
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Modify purge policies to clean up data, Configure, Hiring Experiences, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Rules to archive data

Create rules to archive and delete data according to your organizational policy.

You have the option to archive and delete data after a specified time, instead of setting up purge policies.

Create archive and destroy rules to archive data and delete the archived records.

For more information, see [System Archive](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/c_ArchiveData.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Modify purge policies to clean up data](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/hr-service-delivery/set-up-purge-pollicies-ta.md)