# Command Center Display Behavior for Synthetic Full Jobs

When using Command Center to monitor backup jobs and recovery points, it is essential to understand how synthetic full jobs are displayed, particularly in relation to extended retention settings. The following is a breakdown of Command Center behavior concerning synthetic full jobs:

- Without Extended Retention Enabled: If extended retention is not enabled for the storage policy or backup plan:

  - Synthetic full jobs will not be displayed as individual recovery points.

  - the displayed recovery point will correspond to the last incremental backup before the synthetic full job.

- With Extended Retention Enabled: When extended retention is enabled:

  - Command Center will display the recovery point of the synthetic full job.

  - the last incremental backup will serve as a reference point.

Example

For a Storage Policy with retention for 0 days, 1 cycle:

1. Full backup completed at time T1.

2. Incremental backups completed at times T2, T3, T4, T5.

3. Synthetic full backup completed at time T6.

Without Extended Retention Enabled:

- The Command Center will display recovery points for the last incremental backup (T5) before the synthetic full job.

With Extended Retention Enabled:

- After data aging, only the synthetic full (T6) and the latest incremental (T5) remain as recovery points.

- The Command Center will display the recovery point of the synthetic full job (T6) with the last incremental backup (T5) serving as the reference point.

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