Azure-docs: "Change PITR backup retention period using the Azure portal" instructions are outdated

[m60freeman]

There is no "Configure backup retention" choice on the Overview blade for an Azure SQL Database. I do not see a current location for this function in the portal at this time. Is this only configurable through PowerShell or the API now?

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• ID: 9492cedc-cea0-af9d-29a0-52cbca8c5e21
• Version Independent ID: 969a8654-8f95-d5de-351d-73c8e02e5d3a
• Content: Azure SQL Database automatic, geo-redundant backups
• Content Source: articles/sql-database/sql-database-automated-backups.md
• Service: sql-database
• GitHub Login: @anosov1960
• Microsoft Alias: sashan

[Mike-Ubezzi-MSFT]

@m60freeman Thank you very much for the detailed feedback. I see the discrepancy. The screen image is from a Managed Instance but the documentation does not infer a specific PaaS instance of Azure SQL Database, and appears to apply to all deployment options. I believe this is a doc-bug and I am assigning it to the content owner to evaluate and update as appropriate. Thank you!

[triadadvisors]

Agreed. None of the options mentioned in the doc are available. (I can restore but not determine backup schedule in place or retention period.)

[Mike-Ubezzi-MSFT]

@anosov1960 @CarlRabeler Making this a doc-bug and removing product-question label.

[CarlRabeler]

@Mike-Ubezzi-MSFT please assign to @mashamsft

[CarlRabeler]

@MashaMSFT fixed issue yesterday - @Mike-Ubezzi-MSFT please close

[Mike-Ubezzi-MSFT]

We will now proceed to close this thread. If there are further questions regarding this matter, please comment and we will gladly continue the discussion.

[MashaMSFT]

The doc was updated with images for both logical servers, and for managed instance. @m60freeman , thanks for bringing this to our attention! Can you please confirm this better suits your needs?

[m60freeman]

Looks good, although the date in the header (at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-automated-backups) still shows as "12/09/2018" and that date is also shown in the Google search results. If I was looking only for more recent articles, I wouldn't find this one. But the content of the article itself is fine now.

[MashaMSFT]

Hi @m60freeman , awesome! Glad to hear it :) please let us know if we can be of further assistance! And thanks again for your feedback.