Editing Flex Backup Policies

Users of the Variable License Model can add and remove users and objects to and from backup policies created in Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365.

Consider the following:

• If you do not have any backups in your organization yet, you may have no access to the Backup Policies page.
• To manage backup policies, your organization must have Manage Backups permissions.

To edit a Flex backup policy, do the following:

1. Log in to Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365.
2. In the main menu, click Backup Policies.
3. In the list of your backup policies, select the one you want to edit and click the three-dot icon on the right. In the local menu, click Edit.

4. To rename the backup policy, do the following:

1. Click the pen icon and edit the name of the backup policy.

2. Click Save to complete the operation.

5. [For Selected items backup policies] In the Edit current backup items tab, specify what objects you want to include in the backup policy.

• To add objects to the backup policy, do the following:

1. In the Add more items section, click the M365 Users, Groups, Sharepoint Sites or Teams option and select specific objects to backup.

For M365 Users, you can also use the Upload file button to upload a text file with one email address per line.

2. Click Save to complete the operation.

• To remove objects from the backup policy, do the following:

1. In the Backup items section, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 lists items that are part of the backup policy. Select check boxes next to names of objects that you want to remove from the backup.

2. Click Delete to complete the operation.

6. In the Edit current excluded backup items tab, select objects to be excluded from the backup policy.

• To exclude objects from the backup policy, do the following:

1. In the Exclude more items section, click the M365 Users, Groups, Sharepoint Sites or Teams option and select specific objects to exclude.

For M365 Users, you can also use the Upload file button to upload a text file with one email address per line.

2. Click Save to complete the operation.

• To remove objects from exclusion from the backup policy, do the following:

1. In the Excluded items section, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 lists items that are excluded from the backup policy. Select check boxes next to names of objects that you want to remove from exclusion.
2. Click Delete to complete the operation.

7. In the Schedule tab, specify scheduling settings for the backup policy.

1. Select the Modify schedule check box if you want to start the created policy right after you complete working with the wizard.
2. In the Advanced options section, you can modify the backup policy schedule. By default, the backup job runs daily.
3. Click Save to complete the operation.