check before: 2025-11-01
Product:
Entra, Microsoft 365 suite, Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Purview Information Protection
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
New feature, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Purview introduces Admin Unit scoping in Content Explorer and Data Explorer to align data visibility with organizational boundaries. Rolling out from November 2025, this feature limits data access based on assigned Administrative Units without changing existing policies, enhancing granular governance and compliance control.
Details:
[Introduction]
To support more granular data governance and compliance, Microsoft Purview is introducing Admin Unit scoping in both Content Explorer and Data Explorer, available through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Administrative Units are containers in Microsoft Entra ID that allow organizations to scope admin permissions and policies to subsets of users or resources-such as departments, regions, or business units. By aligning data visibility with these boundaries, this update ensures that data exploration respects organizational structure and improves control over Microsoft 365 data.
This message is associated with Roadmap ID 498915.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: Rollout begins early November 2025, expected to complete by mid-November 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins early January 2026, expected to complete by mid-January 2026.
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General Availability, Preview
Created:
2025-10-30
updated:
2025-10-30
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summary for non-techies**
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Direct effects for Operations**
Data Access Limitations
Users may experience restricted visibility of data in Content Explorer and Data Explorer based on their assigned Administrative Units, potentially hindering their ability to perform necessary tasks.
- roles: Data Analysts, Compliance Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/purview-admin-units, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=498915
Monitoring and Reporting Challenges
Admins may face difficulties in monitoring and reporting compliance as the data visibility is now scoped by Admin Unit assignments, which may not align with previous reporting structures.
- roles: IT Administrators, Compliance Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/purview-admin-units, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=498915
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explanation for non-techies**
Microsoft Purview is making a change that will help organizations manage their data more effectively. Imagine your organization as a large office building with different departments on each floor. Each department has its own set of keys to access only their floor, ensuring that employees only see what they need to see. This is similar to what Microsoft is doing with their new feature called Admin Unit scoping in Content Explorer and Data Explorer.
In this analogy, the "keys" are the Administrative Units, which are like virtual containers that define who can access certain data. These units are set up based on your organization’s structure, such as departments or regions. So, just like employees can only access their own floor, users in Microsoft Purview will only see data relevant to their assigned Administrative Units. This ensures that data visibility aligns with your organizational boundaries, making it easier to manage compliance and governance.
This feature will start rolling out in November 2025 and will be available to everyone by January 2026. If you're an admin using Microsoft Purview, you'll notice that the data you can see in Content Explorer and Data Explorer will be limited to what your Administrative Unit allows. If you don't have any Administrative Units assigned, nothing will change for you.
To prepare, you might want to review how your Administrative Units are set up and make any necessary adjustments. It's also a good idea to inform your compliance and governance teams about this change and update any internal documentation to reflect this new capability.
In summary, this update is like giving each department in your organization its own set of keys to access only the data they need, helping to keep everything organized and secure.
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