DLP policy reference

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Purview · Official Microsoft guidanceObserved changes retained

Observed content change

1 edited passage (8 words changed). No rule matched the changed words; review the source for its effect.

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… as an entity) - Dynamic groups [added: (Security group: Users/Devices and Microsoft 365 group: Users)] data-in-use data-in-motion - Learn about Endpoint …

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Observation details · observed today 00:22 UTC

Observed by ChangeIntel: today 00:22 UTC
Source update metadata: 14 Oct 12:33 UTC
First observed on this installation: 8 Oct 23:29 UTC
Last successful check: today 00:22 UTC
Next check due: today 06:22 UTC

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Timeline

From the capture of today 00:22 UTC

50 undated sections
88 with conditions
1 recorded change

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Requirements, exceptions and scope

Recommended readingRecommendation12 passages
Administrative units…
Learn about Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention…
Plan for data loss prevention (DLP) - by working through this article you will:…
Identify stakeholders…
Defaul policy for devicesException2 conditions1 passage
Policy scopingException2 conditions2 passages
Support for adding SharePoint sites to Administrative UnitsExceptionScope4 conditions2 passages
Administrative unit restricted policiesRequirementException1 condition1 passage
LocationsException10 conditions9 passages
Non-Microsoft
Exchange location scopingException1 condition1 passage
Non-Mail
Exchange location scope calculationScope2 conditions2 passages
OneDrive location scopingRequirementException11 conditions9 passages
Device scopingExceptionScope7 conditions4 passages
Location support for how content can be definedException3 conditions1 passage
How DLP classification worksException2 conditions1 passage
Hosted service locationsException2 conditions2 passages
Run the policy in simulaiton mode changes the action that's applied at runtimeException3 conditions1 passage
ConditionsRecommendation2 conditions1 passage
Content containsException2 conditions2 passages
Condition contextException1 condition1 passage
Conditions Exchange supportsScope1 passage
Conditions managed cloud apps supportException1 condition1 passage
Conditions unmanaged cloud apps supportRequirement1 passage
Conditions supported for EndpointsRequirementExceptionScopeRecommendation6 conditions9 passages
Operating system requirements for five conditionsRequirement1 passage
Condition groupsRequirementExceptionRecommendation2 conditions3 passages
ActionsRequirementException5 conditions5 passages
Supported actions: ExchangeExceptionScope1 condition2 passages
Supported actions: SharePointException1 condition1 passage
Supported actions: OneDriveException1 condition1 passage
Supported actions: DevicesExceptionScope5 conditions5 passages
Supported actions: Managed cloud appsException1 condition1 passage
Supported actions: Unmanaged cloud appsException1 condition1 passage
Restrict access or encrypt content in Microsoft 365 locationsException2 conditions1 passage
Service domain and browser activitiesException1 condition1 passage
Paste to Browser limitationsException2 conditions2 passages
Restricted app activitiesException2 conditions1 passage
File activities for apps in restricted app groupsRequirementException4 conditions3 passages
Fabric and Power BI actionsException1 condition1 passage
DLP platform limitations for actionsExceptionScopeRecommendation2 conditions4 passages
User notifications and policy tipsException3 conditions2 passages
Email notification batchingException1 condition3 passages
Policy tips and user notifications configuration optionsRequirementExceptionScope2 conditions4 passages
Block users in ExchangeException1 condition1 passage
Blocking and notifications in SharePoint in Microsoft 365 and OneDriveException9 conditions2 passages
Learn more URLRequirementException1 condition2 passages
User overridesException1 condition1 passage
User override behaviorRequirementException1 condition2 passages
Incident reportsRequirement1 passage
Alert typesException2 conditions1 passage
Other alert optionsScope1 passage
Evidence collection for file activities on devicesRequirementException2 conditions1 passage
Additional optionsException2 conditions1 passage

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How this timeline changed

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19 Oct 2026
Conditions changed Devicesin Locationsseen by ChangeIntel

Observed history and review priority

Captured today 00:22 UTC; extracted today 00:22 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/fc65ebeb286710c0a830833db8a7e5de7e266b79981fe9c7c34479be9369ad3c.

Review priority. Conditions changed in observed revisions · Extracted assertions require review · Applicability or exceptions require review

0 date changes and 1 condition changes across 1 compared revisions. Suggested check interval: 6 hours.

Earlier unavailable versions and edits between checks are unknown. A missing statement requires review; it does not mean the policy was cancelled. Recovered historical statements are not original revision snapshots.

Retained observations · 3

Compact evidence remains available after full document bodies expire. Earlier extractions can have different vocabulary or capture limitations.

today 00:22 UTC · 132 candidates
13 Oct 00:24 UTC · 132 candidates
8 Oct 23:29 UTC · 112 candidates

No related evidence found in this installation's recent collection. This does not establish that no announcement exists.

Retained observations

today 00:22 UTC · shown above
13 Oct 00:24 UTC
8 removed passages (about 50 words). The changed wording mentions prerequisites. Review the source to confirm the effect.
8 Oct 23:29 UTC
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What changed

First observed 18 Oct 2026

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