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:
In development
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 access to 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 due to the new scoping based on Admin Units, which could lead to incomplete data insights.
- 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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