Search for content with Microsoft Purview eDiscovery

Module
8 Units

Intermediate

Administrator

Auditor

Information Protection and Compliance Administrator

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Purview

Use Microsoft Purview eDiscovery to search for content across Microsoft 365. This module covers how to configure cases, define search criteria, and locate messages, files, and other organizational data.

Learning objectives

In this module you learn how to:

Assign the roles and permissions to access Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
Create and manage cases used to run eDiscovery searches
Define search scope and build queries using conditions, keywords, and Copilot-generated prompts
Run searches and validate results using statistics or random samples

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Microsoft 365 workloads such as Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams
Basic understanding of Microsoft Purview portal
Knowledge of access control in Microsoft 365

Introduction min
Understand eDiscovery and content search capabilities min
Prerequisites for using eDiscovery in Microsoft Purview min
Create an eDiscovery search min
Conduct an eDiscovery search min
Export eDiscovery search results min
Module assessment min
Summary and resources min