check before: 2025-07-01
Product:
Exchange, OneDrive, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview Data Loss Prevention, SharePoint, Teams
Platform:
Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
New feature, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Purview will soon allow DLP admins to rename existing policies and rules without recreating them. The feature will roll out in stages from July to October 2025 and will be supported across major workloads. A new editable field, DisplayName, will be introduced. No admin action is required before the rollout.
Details:
Coming soon for This feature gives the ability for the DLP admin to rename the existing policy/rule without having to create the entire the rule or policy again
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 370535.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-September 2025.
General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DOD): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2025 and expect to complete by late October 2025.
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General Availability, Preview
Created:
2025-04-24
updated:
2025-04-24
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is adding a feature to its Purview Data Loss Prevention tools that allows administrators to rename existing policies and rules without recreating them, using a new editable field called DisplayName, with the rollout occurring from July to October 2025 across platforms like Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
Direct effects for Operations**
Policy Name Changes
Renaming policies and rules may lead to confusion among users if they are not informed about the changes, potentially resulting in misinterpretation of data loss prevention measures.
- roles: DLP Admin, End Users
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/dlp-create-deploy-policy?tabs=purview, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=370535
Incident Reporting
Incident reports generated during the transition period may show outdated policy names, leading to discrepancies in understanding the context of incidents and affecting compliance tracking.
- roles: Compliance Officer, DLP Admin
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/dlp-create-deploy-policy?tabs=purview, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=370535
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