Lifecycle Management | ibee

A lifecycle rule is a recurring background job, attached to a bucket, that runs against the objects inside it. Use rules to automatically delete old data, clean up incomplete multipart uploads, or move objects to a lower-cost storage class. Rules are evaluated daily and applied automatically.

Before you begin

An active IBEE Solutions organization with a bucket (Create a bucket)

1. Open Lifecycle Policies

Open a bucket, click the Settings tab, then click the Lifecycle Policies tab.

2. Add a rule

Click + Add Rule. If no rules exist yet, click + Create Your First Rule.

3. Configure the rule

Fill in the Lifecycle rules panel — subtitle: “Automatically expire objects, clean incomplete uploads, or move data after a set period.”

Field	Type	Default	Description
Prefix filter	Text	—	Placeholder `e.g. logs/`. Leave empty to apply this rule to all objects in the bucket.
Rule status	Toggle	Enabled	Enable or disable the rule. Disabled rules remain saved but are not executed.
Expire after	Checkbox + period	30 days	Delete matching objects after the specified period.
Incomplete uploads	Checkbox + period	7 days	Abort unfinished multipart uploads after the specified period.
Transition after	Checkbox + period	30 days	Move objects to a lower-cost storage class after the specified period.

Under Lifecycle actions, the helper text reads “Select at least one action before applying changes.”

Click Apply changes.

At least one lifecycle action must be selected before you can apply changes.

How lifecycle rules work

Rules are evaluated daily and applied automatically.
Use a prefix to target specific folders (e.g. logs/ or temp/).
Disabled rules remain saved but are not executed.

Lifecycle actions

Action	Description	Unit
Expire after	Deletes matching objects after the specified period	Days
Incomplete uploads	Aborts unfinished multipart uploads after the specified period	Days
Transition after	Moves objects to a lower-cost storage class after the specified period	Days

Troubleshooting

Apply changes is disabled At least one lifecycle action (Expire after, Incomplete uploads, or Transition after) must be checked before applying changes.

Rule is not executing Check that the Rule status toggle is set to Enabled. Disabled rules are saved but not executed.

Rule applying to all objects unexpectedly If the Prefix filter field is empty, the rule applies to all objects in the bucket. Add a prefix to restrict scope.