About Purging

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What is Purging? and what activity it performs?

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In AutomationEdge , Purging is an administrative feature that automatically removes old historical/operational data from the AutomationEdge database based on a defined retention period. This helps control database size and maintain system performance.

What Does Purging Do?

  1. Removes old records from entities such as:

    • Notification History
    • Audit Logs
    • User Session History
    • Workflow Execution Metrics
    • Workflow Requests

  2. Deletes data in batches (typically 10,000 records) to reduce server/database load.

  3. Archives data before deletion as compressed CSV/ZIP files, stored under AE Home\Archives or the configured location. Archives can be accessed from Purging → Archived.

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AutomationEdge is a system maintenance feature that automatically cleans up old records from large database tables to free up disk space and keep the platform running fast.

  • Audit Logs tracks activity logs
  • Workflow Requests stores automation history.
  • User Session History logs session details.
  • Notification History keeps records of alerts and notifications.
  • Workflow Execution Metrics measures performance in days