Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery: In-product diagnostics to troubleshoot common challenges

What and Why

Microsoft Purview eDiscovery is introducing three read-only diagnostic checks for case access, security filters, and hold-policy distribution. These checks help admins understand and troubleshoot common access, search-scoping, and hold-distribution issues directly in the product.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 565222

Rollout Schedule

Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late October 2026 and expect to complete by mid November 2026.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early December 2026 and expect to complete by mid December 2026.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out in early December 2026 and expect to complete by mid January 2027.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out in early December 2026 and expect to complete by early February 2027.

General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out in early December 2026 and expect to complete by late February 2027.

Impact on Your Organization

Who is affected

• eDiscovery admins.

What will happen

• Admins can use three read-only diagnostics to understand common issues with case access, search scoping, and hold-policy distribution.
• The diagnostics provide guidance without changing your organization's existing configuration.

Action Required/Recommendations

No admin action is required at this time. Review your eDiscovery workflows and internal guidance if your organization uses the related Microsoft Purview capabilities.

• Learn about access and permission settings in eDiscovery cases (role/permission troubleshooting)
• Security-filter diagnostic
• Hold-distribution diagnostic

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.