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title: Document Archiving Settings
description: Learn how to configure document archiving settings to automatically archive expired documents and keep your document library organised.
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# Document Archiving Settings
The **Document settings** tab allows you to define how expired documents are handled in your account. With archiving rules, you can keep your document library clean and organised automatically.
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#### Archiving rules
### Automatically archive expired documents
You can enable automatic archiving of documents after they expire.
When activated, you can define:
- The number of **days after expiry** before a document is archived
For example:
- If set to **90 days**, documents will be archived 90 days after their expiry date.
Archiving does not delete documents. It simply removes them from the default active view.
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### Archive only if a newer version exists
You can choose to archive expired documents only when a newer version has already been uploaded.
If enabled:
- Expired documents remain active until a valid replacement is available.
- This ensures you never lose visibility of the most recent document if no update has been provided yet.
If disabled:
- Documents will be archived based solely on the defined timeframe after expiry.
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#### Important
- Archiving runs as a scheduled task, not instantly.
- Archived documents can still be accessed by enabling the “Include archived” filter in the Documents pages.
- Archiving does not affect compliance status. Expired documents will still show as expired in your compliance overview.
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#### Best practice
- Use automatic archiving to prevent clutter in large supplier networks.
- Enable conditional archiving if you prefer to keep expired documents visible until replacements are uploaded.
Well-configured document settings help maintain a structured and manageable document library without manual cleanup.
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