Description
Expiry=triggerAt+retention; remaining=expiry-cutoff.
Administrative workflow summaries depend on capacity, counted waiting, uncertain time envelopes, priority policies and delegated or retention intervals. A local predicate or deadline arithmetic does not establish a lawful fee, signature, retention decision or fair service priority. Boundary and denominator policies must be explicit.
Expiry=triggerAt+retention; remaining=expiry-cutoff.
When to use this tool
Use Archive Retention Trigger Gap when checking the stated administrative count, timing, priority or policy-boundary convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter triggerAt, recordAt, suppliedRetention, cutoff. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read expiry, remaining. Use the output convention below.
Require triggerAt>=recordAt and nonnegative retention duration. Expiry=triggerAt+retention; remaining=expiry-cutoff.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| triggerAt | Trigger At | Required. Finite number. |
| recordAt | Record At | Required. Finite number. |
| suppliedRetention | Retention duration measured from triggerAt, not from recordAt. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| cutoff | Cutoff | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| expiry | Expiry | Required. Finite number. |
| remaining | Signed or clamped remainder under the exact convention specified above. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"triggerAt": 20,
"recordAt": 10,
"suppliedRetention": 30,
"cutoff": 40
},
"output": {
"expiry": 50,
"remaining": 10
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Retention begins at the supplied trigger rather than record creation; the tool does not determine lawful retention, deletion or preservation obligations.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review verified records and the governing organizational/legal requirements with responsible professionals for actual service, authority or retention decisions.
References
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