diff --git a/policyDefinitions/App Configuration/app-configuration-stores-should-should-have-soft-delete-enabled-of-7-days/azurepolicy.json b/policyDefinitions/App Configuration/app-configuration-stores-should-should-have-soft-delete-enabled-of-7-days/azurepolicy.json
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+++ b/policyDefinitions/App Configuration/app-configuration-stores-should-should-have-soft-delete-enabled-of-7-days/azurepolicy.json	
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+{
+  "name": "3557ee6d-ff74-49a7-8684-b0c83ce44bed",
+  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions",
+  "properties": {
+    "displayName": "App Configuration stores should should have soft delete enabled of 7 days",
+    "description": "Deleting a App Configuration store without soft delete enabled permanently deletes all data it contains",
+    "metadata": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "category": "App Configuration"
+    },
+    "mode": "All",
+    "parameters": {
+      "effect": {
+        "type": "String",
+        "metadata": {
+          "displayName": "Effect",
+          "description": "Deny, Audit or Disabled the execution of the Policy"
+        },
+        "allowedValues": [
+          "Deny",
+          "Audit",
+          "Disabled"
+        ],
+        "defaultValue": "Audit"
+      }
+    },
+    "policyRule": {
+      "if": {
+        "allOf": [
+          {
+            "field": "type",
+            "equals": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores"
+          },
+          {
+            "not": {
+              "field": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores/createMode",
+              "equals": "recover"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "field": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores/softDeleteRetentionInDays",
+                "exists": "false"
+              },
+              {
+                "field": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores/softDeleteRetentionInDays",
+                "notequals": 7
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "then": {
+        "effect": "[parameters('effect')]"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/policyDefinitions/App Configuration/app-configuration-stores-should-should-have-soft-delete-enabled-of-7-days/azurepolicy.parameters.json b/policyDefinitions/App Configuration/app-configuration-stores-should-should-have-soft-delete-enabled-of-7-days/azurepolicy.parameters.json
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+++ b/policyDefinitions/App Configuration/app-configuration-stores-should-should-have-soft-delete-enabled-of-7-days/azurepolicy.parameters.json	
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+{
+  "effect": {
+    "type": "String",
+    "metadata": {
+      "displayName": "Effect",
+      "description": "Deny, Audit or Disabled the execution of the Policy"
+    },
+    "allowedValues": [
+      "Deny",
+      "Audit",
+      "Disabled"
+    ],
+    "defaultValue": "Audit"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/policyDefinitions/App Configuration/app-configuration-stores-should-should-have-soft-delete-enabled-of-7-days/azurepolicy.rules.json b/policyDefinitions/App Configuration/app-configuration-stores-should-should-have-soft-delete-enabled-of-7-days/azurepolicy.rules.json
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+++ b/policyDefinitions/App Configuration/app-configuration-stores-should-should-have-soft-delete-enabled-of-7-days/azurepolicy.rules.json	
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+{
+  "if": {
+    "allOf": [
+      {
+        "field": "type",
+        "equals": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores"
+      },
+      {
+        "not": {
+          "field": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores/createMode",
+          "equals": "recover"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "field": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores/softDeleteRetentionInDays",
+            "exists": "false"
+          },
+          {
+            "field": "Microsoft.AppConfiguration/configurationStores/softDeleteRetentionInDays",
+            "notequals": 7
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "then": {
+    "effect": "[parameters('effect')]"
+  }
+}