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RM386900 - Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection - Sensitivity label grouping modernization

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Summary

To help improve label usability and configuration, the sensitivity labeling scheme will be simplified to only consist of labels and label groupings. These new label groupings allow admins to better organize and categorize their labels (previously done via parent labels).

Roadmap ID

386900

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Last Updated

Jun 4, 2026

Published Mar 14, 2024

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Status

Launched

Release

General Availability
Preview

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Purview

Tag

Launched
General Availability
Preview
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

To help improve label usability and configuration, the sensitivity labeling scheme will be simplified to only consist of labels and label groupings. These new label groupings allow admins to better organize and categorize their labels (previously done via parent labels).

GA date: December CY2025

Preview date: July CY2025

Version history

2 versions tracked

Updated 1 time since Dec 19, 2025. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. Jun 4, 2026 · 11:15 PMLatest · v2

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  2. Dec 19, 2025 · 11:00 PMOriginal · v1

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