Accessing legal holds

Last published : Sep 15, 2026
As an eDiscovery Administrator, you can access legal holds according to their lifecycle status: Active,Released, or Archived. These views help you quickly identify legal holds that are active, released, or archived.
Use the All Legal Holds pane to review legal hold details, such as the legal hold name, associated case, confirmation progress, number of notices, and last sent date. Depending on the legal hold status, the Actions column displays the actions that you can perform on the legal hold.
To access legal holds status wise:
  1. On the eDiscovery tab, select Legal Hold Notifications.
    The All Legal Holds page appears.
  2. To view active legal holds, select the Active tab.
    The Active tab displays legal holds that are currently in progress. From this tab, you can review the legal hold details and use the icons in the Actions column to edit, archive, or delete a legal hold.
  3. To view released legal holds, select the Released tab.
    The Released tab displays legal holds that have been released. From this tab, you can review the legal hold details and use the icons in the Actions column to edit, restore, archive, or delete a legal hold.
  4. To view archived legal holds, select the Archived tab.
    The Archived tab displays legal holds that have been archived. From this tab, you can review the legal hold details and use the icons in the Actions column to edit or delete a legal hold.
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