temporalio / temporalio/temporal
Unpaused schedules should not be immediately deleted
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Since Apr 16, 2026.
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schedules
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Description
Expected Behavior
- Retention period does not apply to a paused schedule
- Unpausing a schedule should reset the retention timer
Actual Behavior
- If a schedule is paused for longer than the retention period with no actions fired or updates made, unpausing it causes the backing workflow to close.
Steps to Reproduce
- Create a schedule
- Pause the schedule
- Wait longer than the retention period
- Unpause the schedule
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