511798 – Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal: Enhancements to variant limits and detection groups

Product:

Purview Communication Compliance, Purview Insider Risk Management

Platform:

Web, World tenant

Status:

In development

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Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management variant limit is being increased from 3 to 10 per indicator and an overall limit of 100 across all indicators. Along with this, the number of items in one detection group is being increased from 200 to 500.

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Release Phase:
General Availability, Preview

Created:
2025-10-08

updated:
2025-10-08

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summary for non-techies**

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Direct effects for Operations**

Increased Complexity in Compliance Management
With the increase in variant limits and detection groups, users may face challenges in managing and interpreting a larger volume of compliance data, potentially leading to oversight or mismanagement of compliance risks.
   - roles: Compliance Officer, IT Security Manager
   - references: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity-blog/announcing-microsoft-purview-compliance-portal-enhancements/ba-p/3741230

Potential for Increased False Positives
The expansion of detection groups may lead to an increase in false positives, causing users to spend more time investigating alerts that do not represent actual risks, thereby impacting productivity.
   - roles: Compliance Analyst, IT Support Specialist
   - references: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-identity-blog/announcing-microsoft-purview-compliance-portal-enhancements/ba-p/3741230

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explanation for non-techies**

Imagine you're organizing a large conference with multiple sessions and workshops. Previously, you could only have three different types of workshops per session, but now you can have up to ten. This change allows you to offer a wider variety of topics and cater to more interests, much like how Microsoft Purview is expanding its variant limits from 3 to 10 per indicator. This means that the system can now handle more variations of data patterns, making it more adaptable and comprehensive in monitoring insider risks.

Additionally, think of a group of people you need to manage, like a team of volunteers for the conference. Initially, you could only have 200 volunteers in one group, but now you can manage up to 500. This increase is similar to the change in the detection group size in Microsoft Purview, which is going from 200 to 500 items. This allows for better organization and management of larger sets of data or activities, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.

These enhancements mean that Microsoft Purview can now handle more complex scenarios and larger volumes of data, providing better oversight and risk management capabilities. Just as a conference with more diverse sessions and a larger volunteer team can run more smoothly and effectively, these changes allow organizations to monitor and manage risks more efficiently.