What permissions are needed for auto-labeling in Purview?

Question

When accessing Information Protection, Policies, I can see Label publishing policies and Protection policies (preview) but there isn't a tab for Auto-labeling policies.

Is it unavailable due to permissions issues or has it moved elsewhere?

My location is in the United Kingdom, which shod have auto-labeling options.

Answer 1

Hi @Aishah

Greetings & Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum! Thanks for posting your query!

To access auto-labeling policies in Microsoft Purview, you need to ensure that you have the appropriate permissions. If you cannot see the option for auto-labeling, it may be due to a permissions issue, or the functionality might not be available in your region. Since you are located in the United Kingdom, auto-labeling options should generally be available, but you might need to verify your account permissions.

Auto-labeling in the Purview Data Map

In Microsoft Purview, auto-labeling for assets in the Data Map works by associating sensitivity labels with discovered data assets (e.g., tables, files, columns) during scans. This is done automatically when specific rules or patterns (e.g., sensitive information types, regex-based rules) are detected in the metadata or content.

Permissions Needed for Auto-labeling in the Data Map

To enable and manage auto-labeling for data assets in Purview, you need specific roles and permissions, which include:

Data Curator Role - Allows you to manage classification and labeling policies within the Purview Data Map. Grants permissions to assign sensitivity labels to data assets.

Data Source Administrator Role - Required to configure and manage the scanning of data sources where labels are applied.

For more details, please refer: Data governance roles and permissions in Microsoft Purview

Licensing Requirements

To use auto-labeling for Purview Data Map, you need the following: For additional information, please refer: Sensitivity labels in Data Map FAQ (preview)

Please refer to the link provided below, as they might offer some insights:

• Labeling best practices for the data map

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

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