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Model Lifecycle Configuration

Bailo includes configurable lifecycle reminder functionality to help ensure that models are periodically reviewed and remain compliant with organisational governance policies. The system can automatically send reminder emails to model owners before and after a lifecycle review due date.

Retention behaviour is controlled through the SMTP lifecycle configuration. This determines when reminder notifications are sent and how frequently overdue reminders are repeated.

This page explains how to configure lifecycle reminders, how the reminder and warning flows work, and how to safely disable the feature if required.

Common questions this page answers:

  • How do I configure the lifecycle rules?
  • What are the configuration options?

Configuration Location

Lifecycle reminder behaviour is configured in the Bailo backend configuration under smtp.lifecycle.

Example configuration:

smtp: {
  enabled: true,
  lifecycle: {
    preReminderIntervals: ['1 day', '2 weeks', '10 weeks'],
    postReminderInterval: '1 day'
  }
}

Configuration Options

smtp.lifecycle.preReminderIntervals

A list of time intervals before the lifecycle review due date when reminder emails should be sent.

Example:

preReminderIntervals: ['1 day', '2 weeks', '10 weeks']

This example produces:

  • A reminder 10 weeks before the due date
  • A reminder 2 weeks before the due date
  • A reminder 1 day before the due date

Supported formats follow the human-interval syntax, such as:

  • 1 hour
  • 12 hours
  • 1 day
  • 3 days
  • 2 weeks
  • 1 month

For more information please read Human Interval.

If an interval cannot be parsed, Bailo logs a warning and skips that interval.

Important behaviour:

  • Reminders are only scheduled if the calculated timestamp is in the future
  • If a lifecycle review is created close to its due date, earlier reminders may be skipped automatically

smtp.lifecycle.postReminderInterval

Defines how often reminder emails are sent after the lifecycle review due date has passed.

postReminderInterval: '1 day'

Behaviour:

  • After the due date, Bailo sends reminder emails repeatedly at the configured interval
  • These reminders continue until the lifecycle review is completed or removed

Supported formats follow the same human-interval syntax used by preReminderIntervals. If the interval cannot be parsed, Bailo logs a warning and no post‑due reminders will be scheduled.

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