4.3Retention Policies

Artifacts consume storage. Set retention policies that balance debugging needs with costs.

Artifact Type	Passing Runs	Failing Runs	Rationale
Test reports (XML/HTML)	7 days	30 days	Failing reports are needed for investigation
Screenshots/traces	Do not upload	14 days	Only useful for debugging failures
Coverage reports	30 days	30 days	Needed for trend analysis
Logs	3 days	14 days	Useful for root cause analysis
HAR files	Do not upload	7 days	Large files; only needed for API debugging

# GitHub Actions retention configuration
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: test-report
    path: test-results/
    retention-days: 14  # Override default (90 days)