Storage lifecycle policies: Reduced wait before the first policy execution (Pending)¶

When this behavior change bundle is enabled, Snowflake runs a storage lifecycle policy for the first time, typically within a few minutes after you attach it to a table, instead of waiting approximately 24 hours. The recurring daily execution cadence after this first run is unchanged.

Before the change:

After you attached a storage lifecycle policy to a table, Snowflake waited approximately 24 hours before running the policy for the first time.

After the change:

After you attach a storage lifecycle policy to a table, Snowflake runs the policy for the first time, typically within a few minutes. Following this initial run, Snowflake continues to run the policy automatically each day, as before.

Ref: 2343