check before: 2025-03-15
Product:
Copilot, eDiscovery, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview Data Loss Prevention, SharePoint
Platform:
Online, US Instances, World tenant
Status:
Change type:
Feature update, User impact, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft SharePoint Online now supports content search, Microsoft Purview eDiscovery, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies on files with user-defined permission labels. This feature will roll out from mid-March 2025 to late April 2025. No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended.
Details:
Microsoft SharePoint Online now supports content search, Microsoft Purview eDiscovery, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies on files with labels configured for user-defined permissions.
Learn more about support for labels configured for user-defined permissions.
Note that files with labels configured for user-defined permissions will continue to not be available for Microsoft 365 Copilot processing.
[When will this happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025.
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Created:
2025-02-22
updated:
2025-02-22
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summary for non-techies**
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Direct effects for Operations**
Search Functionality Impact
Users may experience confusion or frustration as files with existing user-defined permission labels will not appear in search results until those labels are re-edited. This could lead to delays in finding necessary documents.
- roles: End Users, Content Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/sensitivity-labels-sharepoint-onedrive-files#support-for-labels-configured-for-user-defined-permissions
eDiscovery and DLP Policy Application
Newly uploaded or edited files will be subject to eDiscovery and DLP policies, which may lead to unexpected compliance issues if users are unaware of the changes and how they affect file handling.
- roles: Compliance Officers, Data Protection Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/sensitivity-labels-sharepoint-onedrive-files#support-for-labels-configured-for-user-defined-permissions
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