Selective Journaling

This section summarizes he steps required to set up selective journaling. Detailed instructions are provided in the following section:

See Configuring selective journaling.

To set up Selective Journaling

  1. Set up Exchange Server Journal archiving.

  2. Create a rules file called SelectiveJournal_config.dat and place it in your Enterprise Vault directory (normally C:\Program Files\Enterprise Vault). This file defines the attributes to match when selecting messages to archive. You can filter on any of the following:

    • Exchange Legacy DN (legacyExchangeDN)

    • Exact SMTP mail address

    • Character string in the address (starts with, ends with, or contains)

  3. Configure the required registry setting to call the filter SelectiveJournal.SJFilter.

  4. If required, set additional registry key to force a hard delete of items that are not archived.

  5. Restart the Exchange Journaling task.