MC799274 - Microsoft Purview portal: Enhanced global Search

Updated June 21,July 23, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to the new Microsoft Purview portal: An enhanced global Search feature will enable you to search for users in your organization and access their profiles. You will find basic information such as names and email addresses. Additionally, if you have role management privileges, you will be able to view assigned role groups and admin units for the searched users. The global Search also allows you to search for navigational results, data, and learning resources.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396570 and Roadmap ID 396571.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by early August 2024.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early AugustSeptember 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by early September 2024.October 2024 (previously early September).

How this will affect your organization:

Before this rollout, the Search feature displays navigation, data, and resources results in the new Purview portal.

After this rollout, the Search feature in the new Purview portal includes all existing functionality and also displays user profile results:

Search is on by default and accessible to all Purview portal users.

What you need to do to prepare:

Learn more in the Global Search section of Learn about the Microsoft Purview portal (preview) | Microsoft Learn

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your admins about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.