check before: 2025-03-31
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Copilot, Microsoft 365 suite, OneDrive, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview Data Loss Prevention, Purview Information Protection, SharePoint
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Online, Web, World tenant
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In development
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Admin impact, New feature, Updated message
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Summary:
Microsoft Purview is introducing on-demand classification for files in SharePoint and OneDrive, allowing the discovery and classification of sensitive historical data. This pay-as-you-go feature will be available in public preview by early April 2025 and generally available by late July 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout.
Details:
Updated June 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: On-demand classification of files is a new capability that will help you discover and classify sensitive content in historical data in Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft OneDrive. This includes files that have never been scanned or files that have not been scanned in some time.
On-demand classification of files is a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) feature (not part of the E5 license).
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475062.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously late June).
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General Availability, Preview
Created:
2025-02-22
updated:
2025-06-17
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Purview is introducing an on-demand classification feature for files in SharePoint and OneDrive, allowing organizations to categorize and protect both new and old files, with a pay-as-you-go model and automatic application of existing data protection policies.
Direct effects for Operations**
On-demand classification of files
The introduction of on-demand classification may lead to unexpected data classification changes, potentially causing sensitive data to be misclassified or improperly labeled, which could result in compliance issues or data breaches.
- roles: Data Protection Officer, Compliance Manager
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/on-demand-classification, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=475062
Automatic policy application
With the automatic triggering of DLP, MIP, or DLM policies upon classification, users may experience sudden restrictions or access issues to files that are now classified as sensitive, impacting their workflow and productivity.
- roles: End User, IT Support Specialist
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/on-demand-classification, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=475062
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-06-17 | MC Messages | Updated April 16, 2025: We have added additional resources. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: On-demand classification of files is a new capability that will help you discover and classify sensitive content in historical data in Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft OneDrive. This includes files that have never been scanned or files that have not been scanned in some time. On-demand classification of files is a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) feature (not part of the E5 license). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475062. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. | Updated June 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: On-demand classification of files is a new capability that will help you discover and classify sensitive content in historical data in Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft OneDrive. This includes files that have never been scanned or files that have not been scanned in some time. On-demand classification of files is a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) feature (not part of the E5 license). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475062. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late July 2025 (previously late June). |
| 2025-06-17 | MC Last Updated | 04/16/2025 22:40:39 | 2025-06-16T23:22:59Z |
| 2025-06-17 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview is introducing on-demand classification for files in SharePoint and OneDrive, allowing discovery and classification of sensitive historical data. This pay-as-you-go feature will be available in public preview by April 2025 and generally available by June 2025. Admins can configure it without prior action. | Microsoft Purview is introducing on-demand classification for files in SharePoint and OneDrive, allowing the discovery and classification of sensitive historical data. This pay-as-you-go feature will be available in public preview by early April 2025 and generally available by late July 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout. |
| 2025-04-17 | MC Last Updated | 02/22/2025 00:41:02 | 2025-04-16T22:40:39Z |
| 2025-04-17 | MC Messages | Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: On-demand classification of files is a new capability that will help you discover and classify sensitive content in historical data in Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft OneDrive. This includes files that have never been scanned or files that have not been scanned in some time.
On-demand classification of files is a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) feature (not part of the E5 license). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475062. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. | Updated April 16, 2025: We have added additional resources. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: On-demand classification of files is a new capability that will help you discover and classify sensitive content in historical data in Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft OneDrive. This includes files that have never been scanned or files that have not been scanned in some time. On-demand classification of files is a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) feature (not part of the E5 license). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475062. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
| 2025-04-17 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview is introducing on-demand classification of files in SharePoint and OneDrive, allowing discovery and classification of sensitive historical data. This pay-as-you-go feature will roll out in public preview from late March to early April 2025 and be generally available by late June 2025. Admins can configure this feature, which will automatically apply relevant policies. No immediate action is required from admins before the rollout. | Microsoft Purview is introducing on-demand classification for files in SharePoint and OneDrive, allowing discovery and classification of sensitive historical data. This pay-as-you-go feature will be available in public preview by April 2025 and generally available by June 2025. Admins can configure it without prior action. |
| 2025-04-17 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact |
| 2025-04-17 | MC prepare | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=475062 | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
Additional Resources: On-demand classification (preview)" | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/on-demand-classification https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?searchterms=475062 |
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