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RM386901 - 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

386901

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Last Updated

Sep 1, 2026

Published Mar 14, 2024

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Status

In development

Release

General Availability

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Purview

Tag

In development
General Availability
GCC
GCC High
DoD

Cloud

DoD
GCC
GCC High

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: October CY2026

Version history

2 versions tracked

Updated 1 time since Apr 20, 2026. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. Sep 1, 2026 · 11:00 PMLatest · v2

    Changed: Body

  2. Apr 20, 2026 · 10:45 PMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version

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