SharePoint Legacy Governance has Retired

Declared records exist to prove immutability, authenticity, and defensibility. Without these legacy mechanisms, organizations risk: 

Plus, without Site Closure and Deletion policies (also deprecated), your environment is at risk of "workspace sprawl," leading to increased storage costs and security risks. 

Organizations still using legacy record declaration capabilities may need to upgrade to the modern records management framework supported by Microsoft Purview Records Labels, and AvePoint provides an upgrade path to help customers maintain compliant, defensible records protections.  

Our Confidence Platform is already aligned with Microsoft’s Purview‑first records model, using Purview retention and record labels as the enforcement mechanism while adding the automation, intelligence, and lifecycle controls organizations depend on.    

With AvePoint's compliance and information management solution, you can: 

✔ Migrate Legacy Declared Records Safely 

Organizations using in‑place records or legacy policies can migrate to Purview‑based retention and labels while preserving intent, context, and compliance outcomes. 

✔ Enforce Record Immutability Using Purview Labels 

We apply and manage Purview record labels to maintain protection against deletion or modification—without relying on deprecated SharePoint features.    

✔ Automate the Entire Records Lifecycle 

Records management doesn’t stop at declaration. We automate classification, retention, review, and disposition as part of an end‑to‑end lifecycle strategy, without burdening end users.    

✔ Stay Aligned with Microsoft’s Compliance Roadmap 

As Microsoft continues investing in Purview, our platform evolves alongside it—so your records strategy remains supported, auditable, and future‑proof.    

Move from manual, site‑centric controls to policy‑driven, automated governance across Microsoft 365 with AvePoint.

We help you maintain defensible records processes, reduce reliance on manual declaration and user behavior, and integrate records management into broader information lifecycle automation.