RM485733 - Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Doc library default labeling for SharePoint Online and Copilot

Microsoft 365 Roadmap

Status

Launched

Release

General Availability

Last Updated

Jan 14, 2026

Published Apr 23, 2025

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Microsoft Purview

Tag

Launched
General Availability
GCC High
DoD

Cloud

DoD
GCC High

Summary

This new capability further integrates SharePoint Online with Purview sensitivity labeling. SharePoint Online document library owners can set a new type of default label on the library, which automatically applies that label to all unprotected Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files within the library. This simplifies labeling in bulk across document libraries in an organization, enriches DLP and Copilot with signal to allow admins to monitor and restrict access to this content, and enables inheritance of sensitivity labels to output artifacts in Copilot. #copilotcontrolsystem

Description

This new capability further integrates SharePoint Online with Purview sensitivity labeling. SharePoint Online document library owners can set a new type of default label on the library, which automatically applies that label to all unprotected Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files within the library. This simplifies labeling in bulk across document libraries in an organization, enriches DLP and Copilot with signal to allow admins to monitor and restrict access to this content, and enables inheritance of sensitivity labels to output artifacts in Copilot. #copilotcontrolsystem

GA date: September CY2025