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The following properties are present in all resources from the /backupPolicies collection:

Property	Type	Description
id	integer	System ID assigned to a backup policy in Veeam Availability Console RESTful API.
name	string	Name of a backup policy configured in Veeam Availability Console.
retention	integer	Number of restore points to keep for the backup job.
operationMode	string	Indicates the operation mode of a backup agent. Possible values: Server Workstation
accessType	string	Indicates the backup policy access type. Possible values: Private Public
backupMode	string	Indicates backup mode settings. Possible values: EntireComputer Volume File
destinationType	string	Target storage for the backup files. Possible values: localStorage sharedFolder backupRepository cloudRepository
advancedSettings	AdvancedSettings	Indicates advanced backup agent job and storage settings.
type	string	Indicates the type of a backup policy. Possible values: Predefined Created by Provider Created by Client Created by Reseller
osType	string	Indicates the type of OS to which a backup policy is applied. Possible values: Workstation Server Only present in a response from a collection of backup policies.
description	string	Description of a backup policy.
tenantsCount	integer	Number of companies or departments using a backup policy.
modifiedDate	string	Date when a backup policy was last modified. Date string is formatted in accordance with ISO 8601.
createdBy	string	Name of a tenant or cloud provider which created a backup policy.
_links	Dictionary of string [key] and Object [value]	Links to related resources (navigation property).