Labeling activities that are available in Activity explorer
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Sensitivity label applied
This event is generated each time an unlabeled document is labeled or an email is sent with a sensitivity label.
- It is captured when saved in native Microsoft Office applications and web applications.
- It is captured when a label is applied for the Azure Information Protection (AIP) unified labeling client.
- Upgrade and downgrade labels actions can also be monitored via the Label event type field and filter.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Yes | |
| Outlook | Yes | If a sensitivity label has been applied to any email in an email thread, the same label will be automatically applied to subsequent replies on the thread. These labeling events appear in activity explorer as automatic labeling events, even when automatic labeling has not ben configured. |
| SharePoint online, OneDrive | Yes | |
| Exchange | Yes | |
| Azure Information Protection (AIP) unified client and AIP unified scanner | Yes | The AIP new label action is mapped to label applied in Activity explorer |
| Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) SDK | Yes | The AIP new label action is mapped to label applied in Activity explorer |
| Rights Management Service (RMS) | Not applicable | |
| Power BI desktop and web | No | Accessible in the Microsoft 365 audit logs |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | No |
Sensitivity label changed
This event is generated each time a sensitivity label is updated on the document or email.
- For the AIP unified client, AIP unified scanner, and MIP SDK sources, the AIP upgrade label and downgrade label action maps to Activity explorer label changed
- It is captured when the action is saved in native Microsoft Office applications and web applications.
- It is captured when the action occurs for the AIP unified labeling client and scanner enforcements
- Upgrade and downgrade labels actions can also be monitored via the Label event type field and filter. The justification text is also captured, except for SharePoint Online and OneDrive.
- Sensitivity labeling done in native Microsoft Office apps: Outlook collects the last action that was generated before file save/email send actions. For example, if the user changes label on an email multiple times before sending, the last label found on the email when it is sent is captured in the audit log and then reported in Activity explorer.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Yes | |
| Outlook | Yes | |
| SharePoint Online, OneDrive | Yes | |
| Exchange | Yes | |
| AIP unified client | Yes | |
| AIP unified scanner | Yes | |
| MIP SDK | Yes | |
| RMS service | Not applicable | |
| Power BI desktop and Web | No | Accessible in the Microsoft 365 audit logs |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | No |
Sensitivity label removed
This event is generated each time a sensitivity label is removed from a file or document.
- This event is captured when the document is saved in native Microsoft Office applications and web applications.
- It is captured at when the label is removed for the Azure Information Protection (AIP) unified labeling client.
- Sensitivity labeling in Microsoft Office, with built-in labels: Outlook collects the last labeling event that was generated before file save/email send actions.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Yes | |
| Outlook | Yes | |
| SharePoint Online, OneDrive | Yes | |
| Exchange | Yes | |
| AIP unified client | Yes | The AIP remove label action is mapped to the label removed action in Activity explorer |
| AIP unified scanner | Yes | The AIP remove label action is mapped to the label removed action in Activity explorer |
| MIP SDK | Yes | The AIP remove label action is mapped to the label removed action in Activity explorer |
| RMS service | Not applicable | |
| Power BI desktop and Web | No | Accessible in the Microsoft 365 audit logs |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | No |
Sensitivity label file read
This event is generated each time a sensitivity labeled or protected document is opened.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Yes | |
| Outlook | No | |
| SharePoint Online, OneDrive | No | |
| Exchange | No | |
| AIP unified client | Yes | The AIP access action is mapped to the file read action in Activity explorer |
| AIP unified scanner | Yes | The AIP access action is mapped to the file read action in Activity explorer |
| MIP SDK | Yes | The AIP access action is mapped to the file read action in Activity explorer |
| RMS service | Yes | The access action is mapped to the file read action in Activity explorer |
| Power BI desktop and Web | No | Accessible in the Microsoft 365 audit logs |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | No |
Files discovered
This event is generated each time files are discovered when the AIP scanner is used for scanning sensitive data in various locations and finds files.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Not applicable | |
| Outlook | Not applicable | |
| SharePoint Online, OneDrive | Not applicable | |
| Exchange | Not applicable | |
| AIP unified client | Not applicable | |
| AIP unified scanner | Yes | The AIP discover action is mapped to the files discovered action in Activity explorer |
| MIP SDK | Yes | The AIP discover action is mapped to the file discovered action in Activity explorer |
| RMS service | Not applicable | |
| Power BI desktop and Web | Not applicable | |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | Not applicable |
Sensitivity label file renamed
This event is generated each time a document with a sensitivity label is renamed.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Yes | |
| Outlook | Not applicable | |
| SharePoint Online, OneDrive | No | |
| Exchange | Not applicable | |
| AIP unified client | No | |
| AIP unified scanner | No | |
| MIP SDK | No | |
| RMS service | No | |
| Power BI desktop and Web | No | |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | No |
File removed
This event is generated each time the AIP scanner detects that a previously scanned file has been removed.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Not applicable | |
| Outlook | Not applicable | |
| SharePoint Online, OneDrive | Not applicable | |
| Exchange | Not applicable | |
| AIP unified client | Not applicable | |
| AIP unified scanner | Yes | |
| MIP SDK | Not applicable | |
| RMS service | Not applicable | |
| Power BI desktop and Web | Not applicable | |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | Not applicable |
Protection applied
This event is generated the first-time protection is added manually to an item that does not have a label.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | No | |
| Outlook | No | |
| SharePoint Online, OneDrive | Not applicable | |
| Exchange | No | |
| AIP unified client | Yes | |
| AIP unified scanner | Not applicable | |
| MIP SDK | Yes | |
| RMS service | Not applicable | |
| Power BI desktop and Web | Not applicable | |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | Not applicable |
Protection changed
This event is generated each time the protection on an unlabeled document is changed manually.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer |
|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | No |
| Outlook | No |
| SharePoint Online, OneDrive | Not applicable |
| Exchange | No |
| AIP unified client | Yes |
| AIP unified scanner | Not applicable |
| MIP SDK | Yes |
| RMS service | Not applicable |
| Power BI desktop and Web | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | Not applicable |
Protection removed
This event is generated each time the protection on an unlabeled document is changed manually.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer |
|---|---|
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint | No |
| Outlook | No |
| SharePoint Online, OneDrive | Not applicable |
| Exchange | No |
| AIP unified client | Yes |
| AIP unified scanner | Not applicable |
| MIP SDK | Yes |
| RMS service | Not applicable |
| Power BI desktop and Web | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | Not applicable |
DLP policy matched
This event is generated each time a DLP policy is matched on a document or an email.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Yes |
| SharePoint Online | Yes |
| OneDrive | Yes |
| Teams | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, and macOS devices | Yes |
| MAC | No |
| On-premises | No |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | No |
The Endpoint DLP events for devices running Windows 10, Windows 11, and any of the three most recently released major versions of macOS are:
- File deleted
- File created
- File copied to clipboard
- File modified
- File read
- File printed
- File renamed
- File copied to network share
- File accessed by unallowed app
Retention label applied
This event is generated each time an unlabeled document is labeled or an email is sent with a retention label.
- It is captured at the time of save for a document and at time of sending for an email.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer |
|---|---|
| Exchange | No |
| SharePoint Online | Yes |
| OneDrive | Yes |
Retention label changed
This event is generated each time a label is updated on a document or email.
- It is captured at the time of save for a document and at time of sending for an email.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer |
|---|---|
| Exchange | No |
| SharePoint Online | Yes |
| OneDrive | Yes |
Retention label removed
This event is generated each time a label is removed from a file or document.
- It is captured at the time of save for a document and at time of sending for an email.
| Source | Reported in Activity explorer |
|---|---|
| Exchange | No |
| SharePoint Online | Yes |
| OneDrive | Yes |
Known issues
When the recommended label tool tip is shown to an end user, it is not captured. However, if the user chooses to apply the recommended label, the label will be shown under the How applied field as Recommended.
Justification text is not currently available when downgrading sensitivity labels from SharePoint and OneDrive.
Sensitive information types are currently not available for autolabeling activities from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive.